Union Minister of State and Housing and Urban Affairs on Monday laid the foundation stones for several developmental projects worth Rs 292 crore by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) at Dwarka. The projects are construction of Golf Course, Sports Complexes, Foot over Bridges (FOB’s), Airport Drain, Cycle Track and Utsav Pandal.
Directing the civic authority to finish the projects on time, Puri said, “Central Government is committed to the overall development of the country and special endeavour is being laid to make the national Capital as the World Class City,” he said, adding the Land Pooling Policy of DDA will help transform the developmental prospects of Delhi.
Under this project, a sports complex in Dwarka Sector 8, centre of excellence for wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, judo and kabaddi will be constructed in 24 months with a cost of Rs 66 crore. A Sports Complex in Dwarka Sector 23 for Football will be constructed in 24 months with a cost of Rs 39 crore.
Besides, a cycle track in Sector 11 with a cost of Rs 9 crore, four FoB’s costing Rs 12 crore will be completed in April and August next year. These FoB’s are expected provide safety and security for about 16,200 pedestrians per day.
The Utsav Pandal for social functions such as wedding, birthday parties and others will be constructed in Sector 10 Dwarka with the cost of Rs 6 crore. The target date of completion of the Pandal is June 2020.
Apart from this, a Golf Course will be constructed with a budget amount of Rs 62 crore in Dwarka Sector 24; an airport Drain at Dwarka from railway line to to Trunk Drain No 2 with a discharge capacity of about 70000 litres per second will is planned in Dwarka at Rs 98 crore.
The foundation laying ceremony saw the presence of Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal, BJP MP Parvesh Singh Verma, DDA Vice-Chairman Tarun Kapoor and other senior officials.