Delhi govt announces plan for redevelopment of city roads
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Delhi govt announces plan for redevelopment of city roads

There are approximately 1,200 km of roads under the PWD in Delhi.

Delhi govt announces plan for redevelopment of city roads

To remove bottlenecks, the Delhi government on Tuesday announced redevelopment of city roads. Under this, new footpaths, designated parking for autos and e-rickshaws will be developed. 

On a pilot basis, nine roads will be taken for development in the next one year.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "If the result of pilot project is encouraging then it will be implemented for all the roads which come under Public Works Department (PWD)." There are approximately 1,200 km of roads under the PWD in Delhi.

“Delhi is the capital of the country and it should look like one. People of Delhi will be happy to hear that roads in Delhi will be completely redesigned. On a trial basis, nine roads of approximately 45 kms each will be redesigned on a pilot basis and this will be completed in one year. This will also help solve traffic problems and reduce the number of accidents,” Kejriwal said.

The cost of redevelopment of nine roads will be Rs 400 crore. The work will commence by next month. Among the other plans, street furniture and benches will be installed by government.

“The bottlenecks in these roads will be removed. Space efficiency will be done. There was no scientific planning that currently went into these roads. There will be space for footpaths, non-motorized vehicles. There will be special place made for trees. These roads will also have specified space for autos and e-rickshaws to stop. Drains will also be redesigned and redeveloped,” Kejriwal said.

These nine stretches include Wazirpur–Rithala, Mayapuri–Moti Bagh and AIIMS–Ashram.