Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday inspected the under-construction Rani Jhansi Grade Separator, an ambitious flyover project in north Delhi that has failed to see the light of day for a decade, and directed officials to complete it by October.
Mr. Baijal directed all the stakeholders concerned to “take action” in a time-bound manner and work within strict timelines on the construction of the 1.6-km-long flyover, from near the St. Stephen’s Hospital to Filmistaan Cinema, which was originally set to be finished by 2010 but has missed several deadlines since.
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The project will benefit residents of areas like Shakti Nagar, Karol Bagh, Gulabi Bagh, Kamla Nagar, Sadar Bazar, Paharganj, Azad Market and surrounding areas.
“Reviewed progress of Rani Jhansi grade separator — a major project for traffic decongestion in North Delhi. Reassured of completion by October (Sic.),” tweeted the L-G following the inspection to which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia replied, “Sir! This is a big blot on Delhi's development. MCD trying to do it for more than 10 yrs. Thnk u for speeding it up (Sic.)”
The L-G chaired an on-site meeting with all stakeholders at DCM Chowk and enquired about various bottlenecks that are delaying the project with North Delhi Municipal Corporation Commissioner P.K Gupta informing him that despite “various hindrances” coming in the alignment, “most of the work has been completed.” A Northern Railways official present at the meeting said the railway work will be completed by mid-September while the CEO, Delhi Jal Board, informed the LG that the work of shifting of major pipelines and sewers will be completed by Sunday.
