Tourism development and encroachment-free-footpaths must go hand-in-hand
Urban India needs to clear up its footpaths as bulk of tourists need EFF. Roads and pavements are like TWINS. Why don’t we treat them equally with subtle care and maintenance? By Professor B. R. Sant* Average tourist is like an average student I remember when I embarked upon my teaching career in 1951-1952 at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at the grass-root level of first year of I.Sc. Most of the today’s management terminology then was unknown. We were still in the ‘black-board and chalk’ era. I was teaching 2 sections, one English with …
We want to walk. We are pedestrians. Please provide us encroachment-free-footpaths
Respectable way to check footpath encroachments in Hyderabad March 18, 2019 By Professor B. R. Sant* Encroachment-free-footpaths (EFF), is a part of beauty, culture, discipline, and tradition of any city in the world, more so the ones that are aspiring to become ‘global cities’. However, almost all footpaths (also called sidewalks, pavements) on the two sides of any road, big or small, in Hyderabad are “encroached”, causing extreme hardship to pedestrians to walk safely, comfortably, and with dignity. “Pavements” and “roads” are TWINS with cle…
'Mindset Change Needed for Encroachment-free Footpaths', Scientist
A mindset change among people and administrators, orchestrated by the media, NGOs and social organisations, was essential for encroachment free footpaths in the country, Professor B.R. Sant, a retired scientist, who has steadied the subject in-depth said. He was delivering the guest lecture at the monthly meeting of the Forum for Senior Citizens of Tarnaka (FSCT) on March 24 th . He spoke at length on the prevailing state of footpaths and explained the hardships being faced by pedestrians. Categorising encroachers into three categories - stree…
Where are our footpaths?
By Professor B. R. Sant A nation-wide mission for Encroachment Free Footpaths (EFE) is apt to be part of the challenge set Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming the country into a ‘New India’ by 2022 — the 75th anniversary of India’s independence. Footpaths and Pedestrians Everybody is a pedestrian at one time or the other and have to walk, both by law and convention, only on footpaths (also called pavements or sidewalks). But definitely not on roads which are meant for motorized/vehicular traffic. The two are equally essential, import…
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