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Soha Ali Khan’s Mumbai Walk Exposes Pedestrian Infrastructure Obstacles
Soha Ali Khan wanted to walk 10,000 steps in Mumbai.
At first, she thought the walk would be easy and joked about the air.
But the footpath had dog poop, an open drain and other obstacles.
She also saw a sleeping man, crows, a crane and building materials.
Workers were putting boxes of wires on the walking path too.
Soha made jokes about these problems in her video.
She eventually stopped after saying she had faced 2,467 obstacles.
The video also highlighted that many Indian cities have difficult and unsafe places for people to walk.
Soha Ali Khan documented her attempt to complete 10,000 steps around her Mumbai residential area on September 10.
Her route included dog poop, an open drain, a sleeping man, crows, a crane and construction materials.
Workers were also seen placing cartons filled with wires on the footpath.
Soha captioned the video by saying she encountered 2,467 obstacles before giving up.
A 2011 study found poor and unsafe pedestrian infrastructure across six Indian cities, with a median walkability score of 47 out of 100.
- Who
- Actor Soha Ali Khan, along with pedestrians and workers visible on the route.
- What
- An attempted 10,000-step walk became difficult because of numerous obstacles on Mumbai’s footpaths.
- Where
- Around Soha Ali Khan’s residential area in Mumbai, India.
- When
- September 10; the year was not specified.
- Why
- She wanted to complete her daily steps, while the video also drew attention to pedestrian infrastructure problems.
Key facts
- Walking goal
- 10,000 steps
- Obstacles mentioned
- Dog poop, an open drain, a sleeping man, crows, a crane, construction material and cartons of wires
- Soha Ali Khan’s caption
- She said she encountered 2,467 obstacles before giving up
- Study year
- 2011
- Cities assessed
- Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Indore, Pune, Rajkot and Surat
- Median walkability score
- 47 out of 100
- Highest-scoring city in the study
- Pune, with a score of 54; Hong Kong scored 70
Quotes
Soha Ali Khan
Actor and Instagram user documenting her walking challenge
“Today, I am going to get my 10k steps in.”
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“Someone seems to have left this open.”
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Sources
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