Our week at Oorvani: Walkability audit in Mumbai | Swimming pool safety in apartments | Chennai traffic
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Check it out and watch out for more on mobility and walkability this month from us:
We also published a new video feature recently, chronicling the lives and challenges of some of the greatest, yet invisible, champions of sustainability in our urban spaces. If you haven’t yet, do watch how waste pickers reduce the burden on Chennai’s landfills in the face of grave odds.
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Based on our online workshop, jointly conducted with ADDA and Bangalore Apartments' Federation (BAF) a couple of weeks ago, we published a set of comprehensive guides on how to maintain operational and electrical safety in a community swimming pool. Do not miss these, as they will ensure proactive mitigation of risks to life and limb at the pool, and by extension the possibility of legal action against pool (housing) management committees. In Chennai, our citizen journalists raise two very critical issues that pose threats to the life of citizens: unregulated flex banners and poor traffic control that leads to ambulances being held up. What can be done to address these issues?
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Ganeshotsav was celebrated with much fervour in Mumbai and other cities last week. Our Mumbai reporter brings us a very timely and relevant piece on why, in spite of several guidelines and court orders, the city’s sarvajanik mandals are still more inclined towards PoP idols. These and some of our other recent stories below:
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Till next week, have a great time!