Persons with disabilities want barrier free access to allandur metro station

 By Ananya Kumari


They urged authorities to make the station accessible from both sides of the GST road. They flag lack of ramps from the road to the footpath, and point out that bollards bar access to the station.

Officials of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited say they will take steps to remove the bollards.



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