2020- 2011

Much needed partnership with developers and corporate organizations were established in this year with access audits as follows:

• DLF 30 Commercial buildings and Retail outlets in Delhi NCR and Gurgaon

• Public Works Department, Rewari- 5 buildings and Mini Secretariat transport terminus and roads

• Central Public Works Department buildings in Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kolkata, Chennai - 45 prime & high visibility government buildings

2020

Samarthyam has been proactively engaged in access auditing the sports and games complexes in the country to ensure stadiums and sports complexes are universally accessible for all.

• With Delhi Development Authority (DDA), 18 stadiums and golf courses were access audited by Samarthyam which are retrofitted by DDA to have accessibility elements to include para sports persons.

• With Sports Authority of India, Govt. of India, 13 stadiums and sports complexes are audited by Samarthyam, while implementation is undertaken by CPWD on fast track.

• During the Commonwealth Games, 2010 in Delhi, as Advisor to the CWG Organizing Committee on accessibility for para-athletes, Samarthyam access audited all stadium complexes and residential apartments to ensure that these are fully accessible for all.

Other prominent built-up environment access audits include:

• Bhikaji Cama Place- walkability audit of roads and streetscape

• Mass Rapid Transit Systems, UPMRCL- Kanpur and Agra stations

• 23 public buildings in Trivandrum, Department of Social Justice, Kerala

2010 - 2020

Under the Accessible India Campaign with ASI in Delhi, 19 heritage monument e.g. Red Fort, Purana Quila (Old Fort), Safdarjung Tomb, Jantar Mantar, Qutub Minar and Humayun’s Tomb, etc. were access audited by Samarthyam. All these ticketed monuments have been made accessible for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility (senior citizens, pregnant women, families with young children and persons with temporary ailments).

2006- 2019, Inclusive Design in Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)

Samarthyam provides planning, design and implementation of BRT systems to emphasize the need for platform-bus interface for level boarding; BQS with ramps, tactile paving, Braille route and information signage. Samarthyam’s collaboration with BRT designers and service providers have resulted in state of art accessible and safe pedestrian infrastructure and bus stations in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Indore, New Raipur (Atal Nagar) and many other cities.

Other access audits and training include partnering with the following:

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation- 53 metro stations

• Mumbai International Airport Limited

• Prime Minister’s Office and Rashtrapati Bhawan

• Central Public Works Department- 18 buildings in Bhubaneswar

• Delhi Department Authority -18 Stadiums and Golf Course and Nehru Place- walkability audit of roads and streetscape

2019

Samarthyam has been partnering with the Indian Railways- RDSO and ICF wings – to make the railway coaches accessible for all. Design of prototype accessible railways coaches were provided by Samarthyam in consultation with IR engineers and currently all coaches have “Coach for the Disabled” with internal access for wheelchair users also.

For external access to the coaches, ‘portable whee-lift’ was tested at New Delhi railway station to be replicated and provided at all stations in the country.

2017 - 2018

Under the Accessible India Campaign launch year, 5 cities access audits were undertaken:

• Chennai- 25 Metro, suburban station and Chennai Central station

• Raipur- 59 public buildings and Raipur station

• Trivandrum- 51 public buildings and Trivandrum station

• Pune- 49 public buildings and Pune station

• Bhubaneswar- 49 public buildings and BBSR station

Alongside other access audits covered are as follows:

• CPWD-35 public buildings, , Odisha- Bhubaneswar

• Bus Rapid Transit System, Indore, 2016

2016

Anjlee Agarwal was invited as Country Representative at United Nations HQ, Geneva for training on CEDAW and advocacy with CEDAW Committee Members

Access audits undertaken are as follows:

• UNESCO, Accessibility and Safety Audit of Bandra Station, Mumbai

• UTTIPEC, Delhi NCR- walkability Audit of Connaught Place, Lodi Road, Sarai Kale Khan, ISBT terminus

2015

Key transport terminuses and Mass Raid System access audits include:

• Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System with CEPT, 2014

• Hyderabad MetroRapid Transit System

• Chennai MetroRapid Transit System

• Bangalore MetroRapid Transit System: BMRC-Namma

• Delhi International Airport, GMR Delhi T3 airport

2014

Access audits undertaken are as follows:

• Public Works Department- Walkability Audit- 2.2 km roads to Delhi University, North Campus

• H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand

More than 25 Capacity Building workshops for staff of IGNOU; Garhwal and other Universities; CPWD, PWD, Chief Secretaries, etc. were undertaken

Accessible Goa

In association with Chief Architect, PWD, Goa a one year project was taken up to ensure accessibility in the entire Panjim City and outskirts including the beaches, factores, open spaces, fardens, tourism spots and public buildings. Capacity building training and sensitization for mass awareness was undertaken.

2013 - 2011