Published Jul 16, 2026 | 6:46 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 16, 2026 | 6:46 PM
Bengaluru, 6 July: Gravel strewn around tests the stability of pedestrians taking this footpath in Jayanagar.
Synopsis: Pedestrians, perhaps the largest unorganised section of citizens, are deprived of footpaths — pavements to walk safely and with dignity. The Supreme Court has now asserted that the right to walk on safe, demarcated footpaths is a fundamental right under the rights to free movement and life. But are the footpaths in your city available for pedestrians?
As if parking vehicles and dumping garbage on footpaths were not enough, construction materials, too, find space on walkways, making life difficult for pedestrians in Bengaluru.
Keerthivas, who took a stroll in the upmarket Jayanagar neighbourhood, came across gravel spread over the footpath. A wrong step here will lead to that sinking feeling followed by a sharp, painful experience.
Bengaluru, 6 July: Gravel strewn around tests the stability of pedestrians taking this footpath in Jayanagar.
Join South First’s Reclaim Footpaths campaign. If you see a footpath that is encroached on or damaged, share a photo and details (location, date) with us at +91 8341082462. We will flag it to the authorities responsible for fixing it.
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