As the AAP Government completed three years in power, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the city Government will provide free Wi-Fi, as well as roads and drains in unauthorised colonies and build 900 Mohalla Clinics across the national Capital.
Giving free Wi-Fi to Delhiites was a key poll promise of the AAP. “The Delhi Government is going to implement free Wi-Fi this year and for this, a provision of separate fund will be made in the Budget,” Kejriwal said.
In 2016, the AAP Government had announced that more than 500 locations across East Delhi would be made high-speed Wi-Fi zones by December 2016, allowing access to free internet till a pre-determined limit daily, but it could not be implemented. Kejriwal said whichever department digs up roads in the city, it will have to repair it irrespective of the land-owning agency as dug-up roads cause a lot of pollution due to the amount of dust.
“I met lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal in this regard and both the Government and the l-G are on the same page,” said Kejriwal, adding, “There will be a massive investment in the next one year on construction and repair of roads. We will try to complete roads and drains in the kachhi (unauthorised) colonies in the next one year.”
The CM said to control pollution, landscaping would be done on vacant land on both sides of the roads by planting grass and trees to curb spread of dust. “There will be Budget provision to do landscaping on 500 km of roads,” he said, adding that a round the year study will be done to understand the various factors of pollution better. Kejriwal said the process to install CCTV cameras across Delhi has been started to ensure safety of women.
Ahead of the Assembly polls in February 2015, the party had also promised to install CCTV cameras across Delhi. According to the Public Works Department (PWD), CCTV cameras will be installed in the next five-six months.
Terming his Government as “honest Government”, Kejriwal said in the last three years since his Government came to power, cases of corruption in the national Capital have come down. “In the last three years there has been a drop in the corruption, because three years ago the people of Delhi elected an honest Government,” Kejriwal said in a video message on the third anniversary of his Government.
He said every single penny of the Government funds is spent on development — electricity, water, mohalla clinics, hospitals, roads, school and colleges. “We faced a number of hurdles but for your rights, we fought on every step and even God helped us,” the AAP convener said. “It is said when you follow the path of truth and honesty then all the visible and invisible forces of this universe help you. And my biggest strength is you and the blessings of God,” Kejriwal said. “I pray to God that we keep on serving the people in the same way,” the AAP leader added.
Answering a student’s question for a message on Valentine’s Day, he said, “Hate cannot be answered with hate. love will conquer the world. People have to collectively stand against divisive politics.”