Study finds Mahadevapura, Malleswaram lacking in civic amenities

Street lights, bus stops and footpaths are among the facilities that need improvement

Published - March 19, 2022 08:43 pm IST - Bengaluru

Mahadevapura MLA Aravind Limbavali interacting with the participants of a function organised by B.PAC to release the safety audit of public spaces, in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Mahadevapura MLA Aravind Limbavali interacting with the participants of a function organised by B.PAC to release the safety audit of public spaces, in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The Bengaluru Political Action Committee (B.PAC) on Saturday released a safety audit of public spaces focusing on Mahadevapura and Malleswaram. The report, ‘B.SAFE’  found both constituencies wanting in many areas.

Safety audits were conducted across eight types of public places that women access on a regular basis including 23 anganwadi kendras, 71 bus stops, 30 markets, 37 parks, 14 PHCs, 12 police stations and 32 public toilets in both  Mahadevapura and Malleswaram. 

In each of these constituencies, volunteers, who were trained for the audit, interviewed people and recorded field observations. “Post training, in pursuit of improving public infrastructure and shed light on the current scenario, these volunteers audited 260 public places and 108 streets in the year 2021-22,” said a statement from B.PAC.  

The findings of the audit indicated two focus areas: improve infrastructure of street lights and bus stops making them passenger friendly through map/information systems, better lighting, footpaths, and quality seating and improve park infrastructure. The report also found the need for better first mile and last mile connectivity and facilities at anganawadi kendras. 

Ministers Arvind Limbavali and C.N. Ashwath Narayan who represent Mahadevapura and Malleswaram respectively, welcomed the B.SAFE audit and said this would help them identify key areas where improvement was needed. Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who is the president of B.PAC, said a safe city was always a prosperous city. B.SAFE is a programme worth emulating across the country, she said.  

KEY FINDINGS

Mahadevapura: 137 public spaces on 35 streets in 8 wards

Street lights (35 streets) : 50% of the 35 audited streets, and public spaces need to be well lit

Anganwadis (18): 11 anganawadi kendras show potential to expand into full-fledged day-care centres as they have 20+ working mothers

Bus stops (34): All the bus stops need to be installed with public information systems and route maps

Markets (14): 50% of markets require separate and clean toilets

Parks (15): Half the parks surveyed need street lights/CCTV/security guards 

Police stations (6): Two police stations need separate women’s desks and separate waiting areas

Public Health Centres (9): Audit recommends 50% of the PHCs provide Jan Aushadhi 

Public toilets (14): 7 public toilets need to be open throughout the day like the rest 

Malleswaram - 123 public spaces on 73 streets in 7 wards

Street lights (73 streets): 23% of streets, public places need to be well lit; this includes 9 streets, 4 bus stops, 11 parks

Anganawadis (5): 4 anganawadi kendras show potential to expand into full-fledged day-care centres

First mile, last mile (14): Five spots need better footpaths

Parks (22): 10 parks have reported chain-snatching incidents, they need security guards and CCTV cameras

Police stations (6): Four need ramps at the entrance

Public health centres (5): 2 PHCs need to provide Jan Aushadhi like the rest

Public toilets (18): 15 toilets have to be no-fee toilets

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