Civic body to renovate kiosks before Games

To ensure a clean Delhi during the Commonwealth Games, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to renovate all of the 254 kiosks and 93 paan stalls located in its area. The move came after an intimation from the L-G and requests from NDMC members.

Earlier, an ITC representative offered to undertake the renovation at their own expense. Following this, the NDMC had asked them to re-do two kiosks — at Ambassador Hotel and Lodhi Garden Gate No 4. The work on the two kiosks is complete and sources said the NDMC found it satisfactory.

“On Wednesday, the council will decide whether the ITC should renovate all the other kiosks and paan stalls as well,” said Mukesh Bhatt, a member of the NDMC.

The proposal seeks to allow the ITC to renovate the kiosks on the following conditions: They will carry out the work at no cost to the NDMC, post-renovation they will maintain the structures for three years and there will be no signage or advertisement on the exterior of the structure — it will only have the NDMC logo and unit number.

If the proposal is accepted, the ITC would be asked to undertake the work and complete it before Games.