MCD to get Rs 502 crore; nod for Rs 1436 crore JNNURM projects

As Delhi prepares to host the Commonwealth Games this year, the MCD today said the Central government has sanctioned projects costing Rs 1436.32 crore for infrastructure development in the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.

Chairman of MCD's Standing Committee Ram Kishan Singhal said the work on the projects could be completed by eight months to one year.

Among the projects are those related to multi-level underground parking lots, improvement and strengthening of roads, construction of grade-separator, foot-over-bridges and re-modelling of drains.

Officials said of the amount, 35 per cent will be funded by the Centre and 15 per cent by Delhi government. This means MCD is set to get 502.7 crore from the Centre for the schemes, which will come as a relief to the cash-strapped civic body.

Singhal said some key projects relate to development of 16 multilevel underground unconventional parking sites at various locations. The provision for total number of cars to be parked is 5443.

Covering of nallah in Nauroji Nagar from Africa Avenue to Ring Road for providing parking or road cum parking, covering of nallah in Press Enclave road for parking or road cum parking, construction of grade separator at intersection of Shankar Road and Upper Ridge Road are some of the other projects, he said.