Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Urban Development Minister Satyendra Jain and Food Supply and Irrigation Imran Hussain on Sunday inaugurated developmental works in around 12 colonies located in Mustafabad Assembly segment.
Earlier to this, the Government has started redevelopment work such as street scaping, drainage and pucca sewer lines, water management at various places including the constituency such Bawana, Burari, Patparganj, Badarpur, Gokulpuri, Nangloi, Mustafad and so on.
“Drains and lanes will be constructed to provide better facilities to around 3 lakh people living in these colonies located in Mustafabad. The cost of the project is Rs 26 crores,” said a Government official.
As per the officials, around 222 streets would be constructed under the project and its total length is 28 kilometres. The total length of drains that will be constructed is 56 kilometres. The completion of work will be done by August 2019
“The Delhi Government has been striving for a better life for the residents of the unauthorised colonies of Delhi since it came to power. All the roads-lanes, drains, sewer lines, water pipelines and street lights will be installed and the work is going to start within this month.
“The city was ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress but both the parties did not make it to provide the basic facilities for the people to live in a good condition and environment. Sheila Dixiit Government ruled for 15 years but they did nothing for the people and the thing they did not able to do in a decade, we have done in just four years,” said Arvind Kejriwal.
He said the development work have been carried out in a huge number of colonies in the last four years by the Delhi Government. The project will be executed by the Irrigation and Flood Control Department.