Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said that the city Government will make all roads under PWD pothole-free in the national Capital, within a week.

Incessant rains in the past two weeks have caused much damage to the roads in the capital, with potholes at several parts if the city posing a danger to people and commuters.

Sisodia said that to avoid any inconvenience to the commuters in Delhi, the Government has decided to get all the roads free from potholes soon. Sisodia has also directed the top officials of PWD to inspect all the roads under their jurisdiction immediately and get them repaired as soon as possible.

“Along with this, the PWD Minister has also directed the officials to submit the status report of the road maintenance works within a week,” said a senior PWD official.

“Delhi has witnessed heavy rainfall in the past two weeks, which has caused much damage to the roads across the capital. This is leading to inconvenience to the commuters. Taking cognizance of the situation, the government has directed the PWD  officials to get the roads under their jurisdiction repaired and pothole free within a week,” said Sisodia.

“About 1400 km of roads in Delhi are under PWD, whereas other roads are with MCD/ DDA/ NDMC/ NHAI etc. Thus, it is the responsibility of PWD to strengthen and maintain these 1400 km of roads regularly. The Delhi Government is committed to providing pothole-free roads to the people of Delhi with regular maintenance work,” said Sisodia.