A meeting was held to discuss various proposals for development and beautification of roads freed of encroachments in Dehradun. The meeting chaired by the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) vice chairman Ashish Kumar Srivastav was attended by officials of various departments concerned and major stakeholders. Various inputs were given for beautification of the roads and for incorporating long lasting ‘smart’ solutions in Dehradun city.
It was stated in the meeting that undergrounding of various overhead wires and water connections would enhance aesthetics of the city. It was estimated that the total cost of the road improvement works would cost about Rs 100 crore.
There should also be provision for ducts along all the roads for various civic facilitation provisions. After discussion on these and various other aspects, it was decided that all the stakeholders would meet on Thursday to lend a final shape to the plan for road development and beautification.