Event : Human Chain at KB Dasan Road (SIET College Road)
Date : 03 Dec 2014
Time : 03:00PM
Conducted : DRAI
World Disability Day – 3rd December 2014
DRAI decided to work on the theme “Reclaiming our Pavements and Crossings“. DRAI has been working with the Corporation of Chennai in making pavements of 71 major roads, accessible for all. DRAI conducted repeated access audits of newly laid pavements in some major roads and have submitted reports to Corporation of Chennai. We as well conducted a door to door campaign on civic responsibility to the local residents of KB Dasan road and Besant Nagar 2nd avenue where the pavements have been widened by COC but is encroached by the users.
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Towards this theme, a Human Chain is to be conducted by DRAI at KB Dasan Road (SIET College Road) pavement on the 3rd of December 2014 from 3pm to 5 pm. We shall also distribute the attached pamphlets to the public emphasizing their civic responsibility. Early in the morning, the members of DRAI will engage in crossing of different roads to sensitize the public on the need for accessible crossings.
For further details, please contact the members of the Alliance: Smitha Sadasivan 9840087540 / Meenakshi Balasubramanian 9840135750 / Rajiv Rajan 9840630268/ Shankar Subbaiah 9840097237.