Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal issued instructions during a review meet on poor condition of roads
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today directed PWD officials to make Delhi roads pothole-free in the next 10 days and repair broken patches by October 20 to ensure smooth travel.
He said the government will launch a massive drive to revamp all roads under the PWD.
According to Public Works Department (PWD) data, there are 1,357 potholes, and patch work is required at nearly 309 locations.
Mr Kejriwal issued these instructions during a review meeting on the poor condition of PWD roads.
"Some roads need urgent repairs after rains. We will repair all PWD roads in the next few days," Mr Kejriwal said in a tweet after the meeting.
Later, in a statement, the Delhi government said the chief minister directed officials to fill potholes in the next 10 days and repair broken patches in 20 days by October 20.
Mr Kejriwal said maintenance vans will be deployed in large numbers so that every area is covered under the special drive.
The statement said the chief minister also took cognizance of the grievances faced by people while commuting on roads during the meeting today.
In the meeting, PWD officials presented a master plan to overhaul the city's 1,260 km roads that fall under the department.
They said that the aim of this drive is to improve the conditions of roads which deteriorate during the rainy season due to heavy rainfall.
"We will carry out a special drive for maintenance and repair of roads. The officials will carry out the work in an efficient manner and complete it within the next 20 days. While maintaining the pace, the officials should also keep the quality standards in mind," Mr Kejriwal said in a statement.
PWD Minister Satyendar Jain stressed on the importance of impact-based output and instructed officials to maintain the pace along with keeping the quality standards in mind.
"No inconvenience should be faced by people due to the road repairing work of the PWD. The officials should thrive to complete the work within the directed time frame,"
Mr Jain said in the statement.
The PWD Minister also tweeted about the meeting, and said "CM Arvind Kejriwal Ji took a review meeting along with PWD officials on road repair & maintenance. Delhi government will run a massive drive to repair the 1,260 km length of road which falls under PWD. Directed the officials to complete the work in the next 20 Days."
The statement said the PWD has conducted a survey in which 1,357 potholes and 309 patches were identified to be repaired.
The work of filling all the identified potholes will be done within the next 10 days i.e. by October 10 and the patch work will be completed within the next 20 days i.e. by October 20. Under this plan, the PWD will check the conditions of the roads, repair footpaths and potholes," the statement said.
Thereafter, regular inspections will be done by officials to check the conditions of all the roads, it added. These measures of the Delhi government will ensure repair of the roads and will contribute towards reducing waterlogging problems in the city, the statement added.
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