Civic Audit: Two-Thirds of Whitefield Bus Stops Require Urgent Fixes

Rapid Summary

• an audit of 60 bus stops in teh Mahadevapura and whitefield areas, conducted by five students with Whitefield Rising, revealed that 40 were in poor condition and required urgent attention.
• The audit evaluated bus stops on six standards: safety, accessibility, structure, cleanliness, lighting, and seating across a 23.03 km stretch including Kundalahalli, Pattandur Agrahara, varthur Kodi, Hoodi.
• Key findings:

– None of the bus stops had CCTV surveillance or signs indicating cameras.
– Despite Bengaluru having over 3.5 lakh cameras (including AI-powered units via the Safe City Project), this feature was absent at these locations.
– poor lighting was observed at approximately 84.2% of shelters; light sources mainly came from billboards/ad panels.
– No “bus stop” signage or names were present at many shelters (78% lacked such identification).

• Structural issues noted:

– 33% of inspected stops featured poor flooring,
– 15% had seating problems,
– 35% suffered from dim lighting or health hazards commonly as big concerns raised/safety flagged hazards…
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