After the Bombay High Court slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation over the state of the city’s footpaths, the civic body has decided to appoint NGOs to audit pavements to ensure they can be accessed by the differently abled.

In a recent hearing, the court ordered BMC to ensure that all footpaths are encroachment-free and accessible to those with disabilities. The bench also slammed BMC over the distance between bollards—short posts used to create a rotective or architectural perimeter—on footpaths, as at some places, they prove a hindrance to 
wheelchairs.