WALKABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY & SAFETY AUDITS: ENSURING LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY (Paper 814)

According to World Bank, there are about 80 million people with disabilities living in India. Add to that, over 130 million senior citizens, a few billion pregnant women and families with young children in the country, who are referred as persons with reduced mobility. Hence, for roughly 80% of the population coping with lack of accessible and safe pedestrian infrastructure has become an everyday struggle.