The Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ chaired a meeting with officials regarding construction of roadside drains and shifting of telephone and electricity poles after removal of encroachments in the city.
Following the points put up by various departmental officials, the mayor directed that the Public Works Department should provide amended proposal for utility ducts. Since five main roads of the city are to be developed as smart roads under the smart city project, a meeting of the officials concerned will be called soon to ensure timely work on the works.
The power corporation officials were directed to remove the obsolete cement poles from the roadsides. At various places the timers of the road lights are not functioning properly while wires have not been provided in some of the poles.
These two issues should be rectified without delay. Further, it was stated that at various locations, transformers are located on roadsides. These transformers not only obstruct the flow of traffic but also pose the risk of accident. The power corporation officials were directed to facilitate proper arrangement of such transformers.
