Air pollution, piles of garbage, open electrical wires and chaotic traffic are just a few of the hazards that children in India's cities negotiate every day. While these problems may be an everyday feature of city life, mounting research indicates these urban problems are detrimental to the mental and physical development of children. These concerns are highlighted by a report on children's quality of life in Bengaluru that was released this month by the Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. Drawing on research involving more than 60 eighth-standard students in 10 schools around Bengaluru in 2015, the report found that children are deeply concerned about how urban infrastructure problems affect their health, safety and opportunities to play.

 

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