the story of a footpath
TRANSCRIPT
The Story of a Footpath
A poor little boy in a rich neighborhood
A 1 km walk in GK2 & Alaknanda
Greater Kailash 2
Alaknanda
Mandakini
Don Bosco School
S Block, GK2
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A normal day in South Delhi
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On a footpath in GK2
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Preparing for a celebration
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Many have appropriated the footpath
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And even destroyed it for self gain
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Free rooming, boarding & retirement
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The rich are not the only ones
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But guess who the police will remove
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But is that all?
What is this?
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The Municipal Corporation!
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Guess who is paying for the shade!
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Certainly not them
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Our little journey continues
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Laziness compounds the problem
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Not just a garbage dump but also a carwash
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And pretty little gardens
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Under Delhi Police Protection
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The next block starts – but parking space exists
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Some do care for the man on the street
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Or do they?
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360 degree protection
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And also safety. But at whose expense?
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The chapter ends in GK2…
Barred from the pavement
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To begin anew in Alaknanda
Mochi under police protection
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Its not just the rich & the government
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Look again! … no parking for whom?
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Compare the obstruction by the chatai-wala
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The RWA is no better
Uncovered hole
Gate opening outside
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Barbed wire makes it worse
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And what to do about them?
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And them?
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Yes! We can solve the problem!
• Let us decide to walk
• Let us engage – with one and all
• Let us persevere– For days, weeks, months and
if required - years
…lets go back on the same walk we took
– To see how change can occur
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Roadside shops/rediwaalas
Widen footpath and eliminate parking
He is not obstructing the pedestrian
Neither is the chaiwala Or the phal waala
Roadside shops provide critical cost effective services for everyone
• If the activity takes little space (eg. chaiwala/ nai) let it be
• If it takes more space – (eg. sabziwala) create more. In this example extend footpath into parking
• If more space not possible at the same point, see if more space possible on the other side of road? Keep at least one side unencumbered
• Remember they are providing a service for everyone and deserve preferential treatment over us car-owners who only serve ourselves.
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Any private or public construction
• Has to be removed
• Only temporary structures permitted
• What all street-vendors instinctively know
• Start with an MCD or a government structure
• Will create an example both for the Police and residents
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Non-constructed impediments
Private use MCD created
Delhi Police created Private use
• Does not include street-side vendors, but government and individual users
• Can be removed easily
• But responsibility to someone to remove them on ongoing basis– Who? – A Delhi Police –Community
partnership for monitoring– Some challan or clearing fees
should be declared (just as in towing charges)
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Parking: The law is clear
Scooters Jeeps
Cars Or Motorcycles
Parking Of The Vehicle“(a) Every driver of a motor vehicle parking on any road shall park in such a way that it does not cause or is not likely to cause danger, obstruction or undue in convenience to other road users …, he shall park the vehicle in such a manner.
(b) A driver of a motor vehicle shall not park his vehicle:-(i) at or near a road crossing, a bend, top of a hill or a humpbacked bridge;(ii) on a footpath;(iii) near a traffic light or pedestrian crossing;…”
• http://auto.indiamart.com/user-manual/road-regulation1.html
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Last, widen the footpath
Size of the Footpath
“Indian code for the Pedestrian Facilities 5- IRC 103-1988, recommends following norms:
* Footpath on both sides. Minimum width of 1.5m or 5ft on both sides.
* Dead width of 0.5m or 1.64 to 2ft and 1m or 3.28 to 3.5ft to be added to footpath along houses, buildings, trees, fences and commercial or shopping areas respectively….
* Footpath width to be increased in cases of bus stops and recreational areas.”
• http://www.greenindiatrust.org/miss_foot.html
Effectively it means we get 7 to 8 feet width everywhere in DelhiGet to the contractor and the concerned engineer – remember:They do not care, and neither do they know!
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THE
CITIZENS’ ALLIANCE
Thank You
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