Handrails for Steps
Amboori Grama
Panchayat
Thiruvananthapuram District
Concreted stairway near
nadakkal thazhe road in Amboori Grama Panchayat provides a short cut to reach
the main road to the people in that locality. Over 150 people including elderly
and school children need to navigate those unrailed (without handrails) 40
steps to reach the bus stop in the main road earlier. People feared of safety
and fall while climbing and descending the stairway.
So, due to the continuous
demand of people in Grama Sabha, the Panchayat formulated and implemented the
project ‘Construction of Handrail in Amboori Nadakkal Thazhe Road’ in 2013-14
using the Performance Grant of Rs.100000. They installed iron railing handrails
as it is durable, reliable and harmonize well with exterior surroundings. It is
of 217 m length and covered the entire stairway.
In addition to safety and prevent
falls, there are many other benefits of installing handrails to steps. It
increases mobility, takes pressure of the joints of our body, improves
stability and provides slip protection. Now the people are using the stairway
with satisfaction and without the fear of fall.
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