Another issue that the Court addressed on Monday was the difficulty faced by pedestrians in Kochi city during the monsoon.
The Court opined that the government’s inaction to ensure safety in public spaces exposes its lack of concern for pedestrians, especially those among them who are differently abled.
“It really reflects a lack of priority and exposes a belief that pedestrians are not of value; and this is more pronounced in the case of those who are not fully abled, or differently abled because, their access to the public spaces are severely attenuated, if not completely incapacitated,” the Court said.
A lack of funds cannot be cited by the authorities to explain their failures, the Court added, especially when several orders in the matter had already been passed.
The Court, therefore, directed the concerned authorities to immediately take essential corrective measures.
It also called for the report on the progress made in ‘operation footpath’ that was initiated in 2021 to ensure that footpaths in the district are well maintained.
Source: Barandbench
