Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday approved the projects worth Rs 17.79 crore.
The projects include the strengthening of Anuvrat Marg in the South Division, strengthening and raising of the road from Deenpur to Kaccha Talab and Tazpur Mod to the Police Checkpost on Goyala Deenpur Road and remodelling of the drain along GT Road.
Sisodia also directed the officials to follow the global standards of street design and also ensure compliance with all safety and security standards during the maintenance work of roads.
Sisodia said that to make the infrastructure of Delhi beautiful, safe and world-class, the government is working on mission mode to strengthen and improve the infrastructure across the city. To make the roads of Delhi world-class the Government is also getting the assessment of roads done by experts and preparing a blueprint for them.”
“The Delhi Government is working in a phased manner to strengthen the roads of Delhi. As these roads were constructed a long ago, the quality of the roads has deteriorated in these areas and that affect the commuters. Following the same, the maintenance and beautification work of roads is being started. To avoid any further inconvenience to the commuters, PWD officials have been asked to complete the work on the stipulated time,” Sisodia said.
Deputy CM said that the road strengthening project on Anuvrat Marg costs Rs 7.82 crores for 2.50km and the strengthening/raising of Goyala Deenpur Road costs Rs 8.07 crores for 4.2km. “Regarding Goyala Deenpur road which is in a low-lying area, the Government has asked the PWD to raise the height of the road to eliminate the issues of waterlogging in the area during monsoon season,” he informed.
Another project approved by Deputy CM includes remodelling of the drain alongside GT road from opposite Mansarovar Park to Kendriya Vidyalaya at the cost of Rs 1.90 crores.