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Sustainable Transport - Metro Information System

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Have you found it difficult to choose the correct exit when using the Chennai Metro? Imagine then, how these difficulties are amplified in the case of persons with disabilities, those with poor literacy skills or those new to the city. Public transport information needs to be available in different mediums to serve our diverse communities.

#SustainableMobility #UrbanMobilityIndia #OneCityForAll #InclusiveCities #Accessibility #ChennaiMetro

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Road Safety - Road Crashes in India

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India saw a 2% increase in the number of road crashes involving two-wheelers despite the lower traffic volumes on roads in 2020. This highlights the vulnerability of two-wheeler riders, calls for better enforcement and road discipline.

#RoadSafety #RoadAccidents #StreetsforKids #SadakSurakshaJeevanRaksha #Responsibility #Driving #Transportation #SaferRoadsTamilNadu #SaferDrivers #ImplementMVAA

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Advantages of rooftop garden

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You don’t need to be a keen gardener for this. Planting creepers and maintaining even a small rooftop garden will help to reduce indoor temperatures.

#TerraceGarden #Summer #HeatWave #Temperature #Garden #EnergyEfficiency

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Climate Change - Poor nutrition among Indians

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According to a study by Columbia University, India would have 49.6 million new zinc-deficient persons and 38.2 million new protein-deficient persons, while 106.1 million children and 396 million women would be iron deficient by 2050 due to #ClimateChange #ClimateActionNow

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Sustainable Transport - Benefits of using Metro

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How easy is it to get around Chennai city? Let's follow Mina's journey, to find out. Today, she lands in Chennai airport and takes the metro to her destination. With signages, maps and ticketing kiosks, is it easy? Difficult? You tell us!

#metro #sustainablemobility #urbanmobilityindia #Chennai #UrbanThinkers #onecityforall #worldurbanplanning #InclusiveCities #Accessibility #Chennai #metro #India #passengers #information #signage #publicspace #cmrl #chennaimetro

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Road Safety - Enforcement on speed limits

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Speed limits need to be tightened and enforced. CAG's speed study in Chennai found 85% of vehicles exceeding the speed limit. Check our report to see how Chennai fares in managing its #speeding concerns!

#RoadSafety #RoadAccidents #StreetsforKids #SadakSurakshaJeevanRaksha #Responsibility #Driving #Transportation #SaferRoadsTamilNadu #SaferDrivers #ImplementMVAA

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Drought and Desertification Day 2022

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As per an UN Report 'Drought in Numbers 2022', the effect of severe #Droughts has reduced #India’s gross domestic product by 5% in 20 years and two-thirds of the country suffered drought during 2020-2022. Urgent need for drought preparedness and resilience.

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Climate Change - Migration of People

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As per The Centre for Science and Environment's 'State of India's Environment-2022' report, #India is the fourth-worst hit when it comes to #ClimateChange induced migration, with more than three million people forced to leave their homes in 2020-2021 making them more vulnerable to trafficking.  #ClimateActionNow

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