How should cities reclaim footpaths? | Explained
The story so far:Following the Supreme Court’s recognition of the right to walk on safe, obstruction-free footpaths as a fundamental right, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority to launch a 10-day ‘Safe Footpath’ drive. The drive removed thousands of street vendors from pavements and cleared encroachments. Instead, it seeks to balance two competing rights — the public’s right to safe, obstruction-free footpaths and a street vendor’s right to earn a livelihood.
- ▪The story so far:Following the Supreme Court’s recognition of the right to walk on safe, obstruction-free footpaths as a fundamental right, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed the five city corporations under the Grea
- ▪The drive removed thousands of street vendors from pavements and cleared encroachments.
- ▪Instead, it seeks to balance two competing rights — the public’s right to safe, obstruction-free footpaths and a street vendor’s right to earn a livelihood.
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The story so far:Following the Supreme Court’s recognition of the right to walk on safe, obstruction-free footpaths as a fundamental right, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority to launch a 10-day ‘Safe Footpath’ drive. The drive removed thousands of street vendors from pavements and cleared encroachments. While many welcomed the initiative, it also raised questions over whether the removals complied with the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, which seeks to balance pedestrians’ right to walk with street vendors’ right to livelihood.Why was the Street Vendors Act enacted?The Supreme Court’s recognition of the right to walk does not mean street vending…
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