nThe first district coordination meeting of all departments in Gurugram was held under the chairmanship of DS Dhesi, Principal Advisor, Urban Development, Government of Haryana, on Tuesday.
In the meeting, various issues and matters requiring interdepartmental coordination and action were discussed. The meeting was attended by CEO GMDA Shyamal Misra, Divisional Commissioner R.C. Bidhan, and Deputy Commissioner Gurugram Ajay Kumar.
The principal advisor took stock of various projects being undertaken in the city by the local authorities to enhance infrastructure development & uplift the civic amenities for the citizsens.
In the meeting, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) officials submitted that the plan of shifting the relocation of Gurugram’s Kherki Daula toll plazsa from Delhi-Jaipur National Highway (NH-48) to Panchgaon has been approved, and the toll will be shifted within three months’ time.
Meanwhile, works pertaining to the enhancement of road infrastructure were also discussed in the meeting, and GMDA officers submitted that 95 kilometers of master roads have been upgraded by the authority this year, while the MCG team said that 44 kilometers of internal roads have been repaired by the corporation.
Dhesi outlined that new roadworks may be identified and estimates may be prepared timely in order to undertake repair of the next set of roads in the city.
Additionally, the flood protection measures being undertaken by GMDA, MCG, and MCM to ensure a safe monsoon in the city were also briefly discussed in the meeting.
GMDA officers said that the setting up of a flood control center is in progress, which will support on-the-ground requirements of labor, machinery, and pump sets during periods of heavy rainfall. Mock drills have been carried out at all underpasses in the city, and the necessary remedial measures to be taken have been communicated to the concerned departments.
Additionally, desilting of drains is also being carried out by all local authorities in their respective areas. DS Dhesi further directed all departments to intensify their action plans in order to curb issues of waterlogging in the city during the monsoon season and ensure regular coordination between all local authorities.
Moreover, to resolve waterlogging issues at Narshinghpur, GMDA is constructing a kachcha naala, which will be connected to the Badhshahpur drain to channelise the storm water from the service road of Narshinghpur during monsoon season.
It was further directed to NHAI officials that the cleaning of the 3 culverts across the national highway and its connection with the Badshahpur drain must be completed on priority.
In the meeting, the matters of disposal of legacy waste at Bandhwari, planning for solid waste management, and strategy for C&D waste were also deliberated on with the chiefs of both MCG and MCM. Directives were issued to keep a check on all garbage vulnerable points and ensure door-to-door collection of waste is being done to strengthen waste management services in the city.
The issue of improper disposal of wastewater in Naurangpur Village and its consequential damage to the roads was raised during the discussion. Commissioner MCM said that a mobile STP has been set up in the village and the surplus water is discharged into the green belts.
GMDA is laying the master sewer network in these sectors, and the corporation will lay the internal sewage network in Nauranghpur, which will be linked with the master sewage network of GMDA for long-term resolution of this issue.
The matter of CCTV camera technology installed by GMDA in the city was also touched upon, wherein the maximum utilization of the service is being done by the Traffic Police Department for traffic management and challaning purposes.
It was emphasized that increased utilization of the CCTV camera technology may be explored by the police department for greater security and surveillance purposes as well as by other departments, such as MCG, for monitoring of waste management points.