The city government will take up hardscaping and beautification of the Public Works Department (PWD) roads of 500 km length in the Capital.
Roads, water and sewerage have received a major thrust in the budget for the financial year 2018-19, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the budget speech on Thursday.
The city government will take up hardscaping and beautification of the Public Works Department (PWD) roads of 500 km length in the Capital.
"Last year, even though we focused on repair of PWD roads but some of the roads were still found unpaved forcing commuters to have a hard time. This year our major focus will be on road repair and providing adequate sewerage mechanism," the CM said.
Besides, the AAP government has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for maintenance of roads (upto 60 feet) falling under the jurisdiction of municipal corporations. Also, it will develop a module for residents to monitor the repair and maintenance of roads in their respective areas and report to the concerned agency.
"We will do the maintenance work on roads under the MCD, however, they will have to give an NOC to us for the same," said Kejriwal.
Every monsoon, the city witnesses long traffic jams whenever it rains. While the agencies claim to de-silt the drains in the city, the problem of large amounts of sewage being dumped in it has not been addressed.
According to the urban development experts, the major drains --- Kushak Nallah and the Barapullah carrying large amounts of sewage -- need to be cleaned up not just before the monsoon, but throughout the year to prevent waterlogging.
Besides, the long-delayed construction of the elevated road of Barapulla Phase-III from Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar will be completed by December 2018, said Finance Minister Manish Sisodia.
Talking about the water supply, Sisodia said that the government will install bulk meters at all water treatment plants and reservoirs to know the quantity of water supplied to every area.
"At present, there is no record or meter to ascertain how much water is supplied to a particular area. Around 47% of water is either leaked or stolen but there is no record for it, which will not be the case anymore," Sisodia said.
Also, an outlay of Rs 100 crore has been proposed to develop major markets in the city.
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