The meeting, titled ‘Giving footpaths back to pedestrians’, will feature preliminary findings from the ongoing study being conducted by students on the latest status of footpaths in the city
On the Kesavadasapuram- Pattom road, school authorities pointed to unfinished road and overbridge works as major contributors to traffic delays.
As of now, the Bengaluru Traffic Police has agreed to allow the completion of drain, footpath, and utility works and B-SMILE is likely to take up whitetopping work for a 1-km stretch between KH Circle and Kreeda Junction within the next month.
The appeal was made during a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh.
Pemmasani also flagged a rise in road accidents in the area and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures in the interest of public safety