Five roads in Delhi to get a facelift, govt approves the redevelopment project

New Delhi: Five roads in North and North West Delhi will get a facelift soon as Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the Public Works Department (PWD) portfolio, approved these projects on Tuesday. The roads are Nand Lal Marg, Link Road, Swami Narayan Marg, Pratap Nagar Road and Shah Alam Dam Road which come under the Adarsh Nagar constituency. Development of these roads is expected to improve the interconnectivity from residential areas to main roads in several stretches including Wazirpur, Motinagar and Shalimar Bagh.

According to a statement issued by the government, Sisodia approved projects worth Rs 11.36 crore for the strengthening and beautification of five major roads in the north and northwest of Delhi with a cumulative 7.78 km length. "Under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the government is working in a mission mode to strengthen and beautify the roads of Delhi to make them safe and world-class,” it added.

Addressing the media on Tuesday, Sisodia said that the status of roads in the national capital will be improved significantly by using various advanced technologies. “As the roads in these areas were developed a long time back, they have now developed cracks on their upper surface due to which the movement of vehicles has been blocked in many places,” Sisodia said. He further added the government is preparing blueprints to make Delhi roads "stronger and safer.

Senior officials at PWD opined that the development of these roads would benefit several adjacent roads too. "The minister has approved the project to develop these five roads at an estimated cost of Rs 11.36 crore. Strengthening of these roads is significant as it would benefit several adjoining roads. The work on the ground will start soon," a senior PWD official said.

The maintenance and upkeep of pavements, central verges and placing of service lanes will also be carried out under this project.