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How to get wheel chair on Terminal 3, Delhi Airport

 Recently i had to drop a senior citizen at airport who was traveling alone to Abu-Dhabi from Delhi via indigo Airlines. There is paid wheelchair service readily available at airport for Rs 1100+Tax. The challenge is to get the free wheelchair by airlines. The Airlines does not give any clear instructions on how to get a wheelchair at airport, nor is there any signage.  The signage for wheelchair help is there only in lounge area after gate8, but when you reach there it seems only Indian Airlines and 1-2 others have a reception office there. Now security people at gate8 lounge, told me that i might find indigo staff around gate 5 who may help in this. At Gate 5, i was told that indigo has office at lounge near reception 1. On reaching the indigo office in lounge area near Gate 1, again i was directed to go to gate 5. At this point i lost patience and told the staff on my ordeal of running from gate 8 to gate 1 and all around.  Finally they called wheel chair at office there, and then i
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Andaman- Havelock and Port blair travel checklist

Take BSNL connection with you. It will be widely available and specially in havelock/swaraj dweep which has very poor connectivity. Always keep windcheater/light raincoat handy, as you may not know when rains will come. Carry a water proof bag to keep dry clothes and other important items. You can take it along short visits. Rise early and sleep early. As the island is towards far east, the sun rises early, so adjust your clock to about 1.5 to 2 hrs from delhi or mainland.. Radhanagar beach closes at 5 sharp Elephanta beach also closes at 3 PM.  There is trek to elephanta from around 1.5. to 2 km before Radhanagar beach. Adventurous people can try it. ts not very long, around 1.5 km only. But not in rains, as it can be slippery. Boat to elephanta beach can be taken from the jetty.  Have a water proof pouch/bag for your mobile. we lost 2 mobiles on this trip. Come to port blair from havelock around 1-2 days before the flight.If weather becomes bad, you may get stuck at have
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The reasons for traffic mess in delhi

Delhi has become a parking and traffic mess thanks to the mixed use policy implemented in Delhi as per master plan 2021.  The idea was good but because of poor implementation and rampant corruption, it ended up making delhi a mess... AS PER PLAN  Mixed Use: ● To meet the growing demand of commercial activities and overcome the shortfall of available commercial space, a liberalized provision of Mixed Use in residential areas has been adopted adhering to the requisites of the environment, while achieving better synergy between workplace, residence and transportation. ● 2183 streets have been notified by the GNCTD vide notification dated 15.09.06 for local commercial and mixed-use activities. ● Small shops of daily needs have been permitted on ground floor, in residential areas. ACTUAL 1. All kinds of shops have been opened in the garb of mixed use. 2. MCD collected parking charges from the new shops, but provided no extra infrastructure for the same. While only small
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Builder Apartment physical possession checklist

Following things should be checked at the possession time before taking physical possession from the builder. Cracked and damaged floor/Wall tiles Loose tiles - take a wooden mallet to check suspected loose tiles. Such tiles break easily afterwords. Open all taps and check water flow. Toilet flush. Any crack or damage to toilet ceramics. All switchboards should be tight. Sometimes they are just put in place using P.O.P. All Locks, door stoppers. Take 3 keys for all doors. Door hinges should be neat and have enough of screws. Paint should not be cracked/chipped. Spilled paint on floor/tiles should be cleaned. Paint on the balcony grills. Check the underside of the washbasins for any damage and if the wall caps are in place. Any cleaning that may be required. Check the MCB Box. Try switching the MCB on and off. The gapping around the doors.  Check main electricity meter reading. Check common area damage and repair. Firefighting equipment. Check kitchen slab for crac
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How to deal with road accidents

In my 15+ yrs of driving, have had the bad luck of being in many accidents. Mostly at receiving ends, however always I was thankful to god of getting away without any injury. Here is my learnings from my recent accident with a biker - 1. If biker aint the risk of dying and you can get away, please do. Police will harass you crazy. 2. If you are stuck, Take the person to some cheap hospital to reduce liability. 3. Before you pay anything have the biker sign an agreement to no further liability. 4. If its a serious accident, and damage is high, have police file an FIR, and inform your insurance company about it. Recently when going to my office in Gurgaon, on a rainy morning, my nano had an accident with a biker. I was going straight on the road, he wanted to take a left, and from what i understand, we both did not see each other. He collided with the front right, above the tyre fender. Fortunately both were slow, so no major injuries to biker. Immediately picked the person,
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Onion and sugar economics

Since last few years I have noticed a rapid upward movement in the price of either onion or sugar. Though there is no sudden fall in production or quick increase in demand, still a shortage is created and the prices increased. As almost every person uses these  2 things, one can and should image what does a 10Rs per KG artifical increase translates in monetary terms. Supply of these 2 items are controlled by a major politician of congress party, and yet congress seems to be unaware about the issue, and does not know what to do about it.. Even the import of these 2 items is tightly controlled so that it can be insured that people can be fleeced easily. I just don't want congress winning this time, there is rapid increase in prices, but salary is stuck,,and so is me...
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I love tata nano for city

I love tata nano for its practicality in design for the city driving. I have been recommending it to many people and here are the pros and cons - PROS I have driven it till 100 Km/hr comfortably. The turning radius is amazing. Almost like a motor bike. So makes it very easy to manoeuvre in city jams and sharp turns. Decent pickup for 2 people and a small car. Enough room in front passenger seat to sit comfortably cross legged. Good A/C when there are two or 1 people are sitting. Cheap maintenance - All parts are cheap. Excellent ground clearance - Goes excellently over bad roads and big speed breakers, without scraping bottom. CONS Noise - The cabin is noisy with the rear mounted engine. Brakes - Having all drum brakes, make the braking a little sluggish. A/C -in 40+ temperature and with 2+ people it becomes completely ineffective. No left rear view mirror - Added in recent model. Bad average - I get an average of barely 14, even on my best driving. But this has
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