MCD hopes to complete all Games projects by July 2010

Vowing to complete all works related to the Commonwealth Games by June 30 next year, the MCD on Wednesday said Rs 1,005 crore more has been allocated for timely and effective implementation of projects.

Doling out figures and facts, Commissioner K S Mehra during the presentation of the MCD budget for 2010-11 fiscal hoped that most projects are likely to be completed well in time but maintained that it was a “challenging job”.

Mehra said the work on bus parking site over Sunehri, Kushak and DPS nallah near main Games venue Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is expected to be completed by March 2010. The work on upgrading and streetscaping of 20 roads will be over by June 30, 2010. In streetscaping, government-to-citizen (G2C) kiosks, phone booths, benches, tree guards, garbage bins, public utilities will be included, he said.

He said the MCD “has also started work on a Rs 236 crore ambitious project” for upgrading the areas near hotels and guest houses in Karol Bagh, Pahar Ganj and City Zone.
Accepting that it will be a “challenging job”, he said the works to be undertaken will include improving public utilities, parks, lighting, underground ducting of cables, improving central verges and greening the areas.

On streetlighting works in 158 roads, Mehra said 40 per cent work has already been done.