BMC instructs officials to develop footpaths accessible to differently abled

While inspecting road works at Powai, Bangar directed officials to adhere to the Indian Road Congress norms while constructing the footpaths, ensuring that the roads are accessible for all people with disability. In a bid to aid visually impaired people in case of instructions like chambers along the footpath, the BMC has directed contractors to lay vertical, horizontal (tactile) flooring.

Meanwhile, during the course of the inspection, Bangar also instructed civic officials to execute all secondary finishing works such as thermoplast, direction boards, traffic safety signs, junction grids among others without fail. Speaking to officials assigned with the ongoing works, Bangar said roads should be opened for traffic only after ensuring tertiary work like thermoplast, road washing etc. “All the departments of the civic body should give top priority to ensure that citizens are not inconvenienced during the rainy season owing to incomplete road works,” he said.

According to the civic brass, work on the Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) will be completed after May 20, following which the remaining roads will be completed in mastic asphalt.