The Underground movement
The Underground movement Subways are being revived to ensure pedestrian safety Nineteen pedestrian subways — which are unfit for public use — are finally getting some attention. Besides promising to regularly maintain these important pedestrian pathways, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) has initiated steps to deploy home guards in two shifts to ensure pedestrians, particularly women, feel safe to use the subway. So far subways are perceived as open toilets or a haven for drunks and sex workers. It’s also the first time the civic body is using home guards to man the subwa...
Source: indiatimes.com