DS Dhesi, Principal Advisor, Urban Development, to Government of Haryana chaired a meeting to review the ongoing road infrastructure development projects being executed by Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) on Tuesday.
Emphasising timely execution, he issued strict instructions to expedite all ongoing projects and to accelerate the pace of work in order to meet the defined timelines.
Present in the meeting were Shyamal Misra, Chief Executive Officer, GMDA and senior officers of the Authority.
During the meeting, it was informed by the Infra one division that the Authority had floated the tender to engage the Consultant for the work of upgradation of Southern Peripheral road from Vatika Chowk to NH-48 via elevated corridor as well as provision of interchange to NH-248A at Vatika Chowk.
The authority will allot the work this week to the Consultant for preparation of the Detailed Project Report and the bids for this project will be invited by August.
Dhesi directed the team to strictly adhere to the timelines as this prestigious project on completion will provide high-speed and seamless connectivity between the newly constructed Dwarka Expressway, NH-48 and the Gurugram-Sohna elevated corridor.
Additionally, the provision of an interchange at Vatika chowk will also provide a direct connection between SPR and Gurugram-Sohna expressway which will greatly reduce the traffic congestion at Vatika Chowk, Subhash chowk and along service roads of Gurugram-Sohna highway, which will be of immense benefit to the commuters.
GMDA will also initiate the work of special repair of the Southern Peripheral Road from Vatika Chowk to NH-48 and the agency has been directed to mobilise the resources to commence the work within a week, officials said.
The works pertaining to streetscaping of MG Road, redevelopment of Hamilton Court Road and Vyapar Kendra Road and other works pertaining to special repair of master roads being undertaken by GMDA were also discussed.
Instructions were issued by Principal Advisor to closely monitor the agencies, accelerate the pace of work, set defined targets and milestone and ensure adherence to the timelines in all projects being undertaken by the Authority.
CEO GMDA further emphasised the need to enforce impactful implementation of all ongoing tasks to bring a visible change on ground in a shorter time frame to derive maximum utility of all infra development projects.
The matter of the upcoming metro project in the city was also deliberated and CEO GMDA said that regular coordination meetings are being chaired with GMRL and other concerned stakeholders to expedite the scope of all development works under Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority jurisdiction for the metro project.
