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The work will start from April 1.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced the renovation and beautification of 14,00 kilometers of roads maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD) in the national capital. The work will start from April 1.
Earlier in the day, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener chaired a high-level meeting to review the road transformation project where senior officials including deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia along with department officials were present.
Announcing the project, Kejriwal said: “Broken pavements, central verges, manholes, slabs, signage, electric poles, railings, lights and foot overbridge (FOBs) will be repaired along with maintenance of damaged roads and potholes under the project.”
“Often, governments often order the whole pavement to be replaced even if a single stone breaks, but we will not do this, we will conduct spot-repairs and save money. Agency will be given a 10-year contract for maintenance and upkeep, which will be responsible for repairing any damage within 24 hours,” he told media persons.
The chief minister said that every road will be resurfaced twice in 10 years and road markings, zebra crossings and footpaths will be repainted every three to six months. “Roads, footpaths, trees and plants will be washed three days a week with mechanical sweeping, deep scrubbing and litter picking every day. Deep scrubbing machines, 150 tanker-sprinklers along with 100 mechanised road sweepers will be hired for PWD roads.”
He further said that at least 250 anti-smog-gun-cum-sprinklers will be hired to wash the roads of 250 wards of MCD all the trees and plants along the side. Treated water from sewage treatment plants of Delhi Jal Board will be used to wash the roads. Third party monitoring will be systemised with vehicles fitted with cameras, if any shortcoming is found, the contractor will be fined heavily.
There will be a centralised complaint system for any person to file a complaint if they sees any dirt, mud or potholes on the road. About Rs 4,500 crore will be spent in the first year and then Rs 2,000 crores every year.
In the next 10 days, all the proposals will be approved by the Cabinet and all the work will start from April 1.
The agency responsible for road maintenance will have a number of measures in place to ensure efficient and effective service. Remote monitoring will be used to keep track of the agency’s work, and quick response vehicles will be deployed to quickly resolve any complaints that arise.
A central control room will also be set up to handle day-to-day complaints. The agency will be required to maintain detailed, GIS-linked digital records of all work done on the roads, and any necessary levies will be outlined in the RFP document if the agency is not in compliance with the conditions.
