'Gender equality with a simple idea- the signals now have women too': Aaditya Thackeray

In a small attempt to signify gender equality, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in G-North ward of Greater Mumbai has installed traffic signals showing woman symbol in the signal indicators. Maharashtra Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray brought attention to the development by taking to microblogging platform Twitter.

The Environment Minister thanked Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, Assistant Commissioner of G-North ward Kiran Dighavkar and Mahim MLA Sada Sarvankar, BMC Chief Iqbal Singh Chahal and local Corporator Vishakha Raut for the initiative.

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Applauding the initiative,netizens also praised the initiative, while some gave suggestions for improvement of law and order in the city. Some asked for more CCTVs in the city to improve law and order situation while others asked for solving flood problems in the city. One Twitter user asked the Shiv Sena scion 'when will Mumbai be like Shanghai'.

 (Image: PTI)

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