This Report has been prepared as part of the Project being undertaken with NDMC to Enhance the Last Mile Connectivity along the metro stations within its jurisdiction. The safety audits were conducted by Smt. Anshu Gupta and Smt. Veena, architects from NDMC along with Safetipin team.

Rajiv Chowk
SAFETY SCORE: 3.9/5

SafetiPin is a map-based mobile phone and online application, which works to make communities and cities safer by providing safety-related information collected by users and by trained auditors. At the core of the app is the Women’s Safety Audit. A Women’s Safety Audit (WSA) is a participatory tool for collecting and assessing information about perceptions of urban safety in public spaces. The audit is based on nine parameters – Lighting, Openness, Visibility, Crowd, Security, Walk path, Availability of Public Transport, Gender Diversity, and Feeling.

The audits were conducted along with female architects from NDMC. The assessment was done post sunset till 10pm. A total of 99 audit pins have been generated. The Outer, Middle and Inner Circles of Connaught Place were audited along with the radials upto a small distance.

Rajiv Chowk metro station is located in the heart of Delhi – Connaught Place. It is an interchange station of Yellow Line and Blue Line. The metro entry/exit are located on the Inner Circle. Both the Outer and Inner Circles have shops and restaurants which ensure activity even at night. The Middle Circle was earlier mainly a service road comprising offices and banks but is now transforming with many cafes and eateries opening along with it.

Safety Audits indicate that the area around the metro station is safe. Except for gender usage, most parameters have been uniformly rated Average and Above Average. Lighting, Openness, Walkpath and Public Transport have been rated above average. Visibility, Crowd, Security and Feeling has been rated average. Gender Usage has been rated below average. Improving parameters of Visibility, Security, Lighting, and Walkpath will make the area even safer for women to use at night.