Tender for pathway for persons with disabilities at Marina beach is incomplete, allege activists

Activists have alleged that the Greater Chennai Corporation’s tender for the construction of a pathway for persons with disabilities at Marina beach remained incomplete. Activists demand long-term maintenance planning, lifecycle budgeting, and dedicated staffing for the facility.

Disability rights activist TNM Deepak said they had started voicing the issues about the pathway on social media. Disability Rights Alliance (DRA) member Vaishnavi Jayakumar said: “While we welcome the post-monsoon rebuilding of the Marina beach access boardwalk, it is crucial that we build back better — and together. In July, Team DRA had requested a forensic analysis of the dismantled pathway’s materials and an expert-led inspection of the Besant Nagar boardwalk. Neither has happened so far.”