Tag: encroachment

Institutionalizing Encroachment

Providers becoming the snatchers : What an Oxymoron One of New Delhi’s imposing avenues, the Lodhi Road is a dangerous zone for pedestrians due to encroachment of pavement by several institutions for parking vehicles Lined by towering trees on both sides, the Lodhi Road in New Delhi is a boulevard that can compete with the… Read More ›

Poor Construction and Maintenance of Pune’s Cycle Tracks

http://m.indianexpress.com/news/86-hurdles-on-sinhagad-road-cut-down-cycling-speed/947179/ The Pune Municipal Corporation widened Sinhagad Road to implement the BRTS and alongwith it came the cycle tracks. However, the widened stretch instead of being used by citizens, is being used by vendors. In a survey conducted by Parisar of the 4.6-km cycle track on Sinhagad Road, PMC engineers found out that there were… Read More ›

Chennai Corporation to evict encroachers

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-corporation-set-to-evict-encroachers/article3978951.ece The Chennai Corporation plans to remove encroachments on pedestrian facilities in all the 15 zones of the city. As a step towards removal of encroachments, the civic body will start a survey of all the encroachments on footpaths along bus routes and interior roads in all the 200 wards. The recommendation was made at… Read More ›