Chief Minister Atishi on Friday announced that Delhi roads will be made pothole-free by Diwali following a review meeting with officials from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to assess the repair work on the roads under these agencies in Delhi.

In the meeting, Atishi asserted, "As a government, our priority is to provide better roads for the people of Delhi. All agencies are working at war footing to achieve this vision and are improving the city’s roads."

She added, "During our inspection, we found that many roads in Delhi are in a dilapidated condition, causing traffic problems due to potholes."

Recently, the Delhi cabinet, along with Atishi, inspected the roads managed by the Public Works Department (PWD) in Delhi. “During the inspection, it was noted that several roads had been handed over by the PWD to the Delhi Metro and NCRTC, and many of these roads were in a dilapidated condition, requiring urgent repairs,” a statement stated.

It added that Atishi directed the PWD officials to coordinate with DMRC and NCRTC to ensure the repair of the dilapidated roads under their purview. During today's review meeting, the officials from these agencies updated her on the progress of the repair work on the roads under their jurisdiction.

“The officials from DMRC and NCRTC shared that, over the past week, patchwork and pothole filling on most roads has been completed, and all work related to patching and potholes will be completed within the next two weeks,” an official said.

Atishi also commended the collaborative efforts of all agencies to repair the roads and expressed optimism that, under the guidance of Arvind Kejriwal, they would provide pothole-free roads to all Delhi residents by Diwali.

During the review meeting, DMRC officials reported that the repair work has been completed on a large portion of the Mehrauli-Badarur Road road, with work ongoing on another stretch that will be finished by Oct 20.

It has also commenced repair work on Wazirabad road, which will be completed by October 15. The road under the Outer Ring Road near Haiderpur Metro Station was also damaged at multiple locations and the DMRC has completed patchwork here. Patchwork and pothole filling are being carried out on the damaged Jagatpur road and will be completed soon.

“A section of Malik Ram Tandon Marg is in a dilapidated condition. During the review meeting, CM Atishi directed PWD and DMRC officials to conduct a joint inspection of this road and expedite its repair,” an official added.

During the meeting, NCRTC officials shared that repair work will commence immediately on the road from Nizamuddin Bus Stand to Railway Station and the entire 300-meter stretch will be fully repaired by October 25.

NCRTC officials stated in the review meeting that repairs will be completed within a week on a section of the road near Eastern Apartment, New Ashok Nagar Metro is damaged. “The road at Khichripur near Dhobi Ghat also falls under NCRTC jurisdiction, and a 300-meter section is damaged. NCRTC will repair it soon,” another official said.