To present a beautiful national Capital to the visitors during the global G20 summit next week, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has been monitoring personally by taking stock of the preparations and beautification. According to a Raj Niwas Press release, Saxena undertook 351 km of total foot walk spanning 58 days which comes to approximately 6.5 km per day in four hours translating into a dedicated 216 hours for the purpose.
In this regard, Saxena conducted two dozens high-level meeting with all stakeholders departments and agencies, spread over more than 48 hours on different dates.
Saxena took up the task of bringing together various departments / agencies for seamless coordination between them which was essential for this major event, especially in the light of multiplicity of authorities, that exists in Delhi.
The agencies involved to keep the national Capital clean, green and beautiful are NDMC, ITPO, DDA, MCD and PWD. The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) too have been working in coordination as a team for a successful event in Delhi. Saxena had constituted District-Level Monitoring Committees, with representatives of all stakeholder departments / agencies and headed by a senior IAS officer to ensure that all works at the ground is complete. L-G alongwith his officials undertook 54 visits on the streets and roads for inspection and review of the repair, restoration, beautification, according to a Raj Niwas spokesperson.
The ITPO area which is the venue for the Summit has been fully decked up and the Lieutenant Governor has been regularly inspecting it since the National Capital was inundated by floods in July this year. DhaulaKuan area, Cantonment area, Sardar Patel Marg and ISBT area has been regularly under the Lieutenant Governor’s watch list and each of these areas have been visited and inspected by him several times.
Altogether, 61 roads, 36 in New Delhi, 05 in South-East, 06 in South, 05 in Central, 03 in Shahdara, 02 in South-West and 04 in East District had been identified for revamp and beautification. Similarly, 23 Hotels, 17 in New Delhi, 03 in South-East and 01 each in South, Shahdara and South-West District have been identified for housing delegates.
Saxena also ensured that statues, sculptures, artefacts, fountains, lights and green pots are in place and100 sculptures including that of Konark Wheel, Tortoise, Chhatris, Horse Family, Yakshinis, Ganpati, Elephant Family, Lions, Buddha, Surya and Nandi have been installed.