PWD projects still pending
With less than 40 days remaining for the Commonwealth Games, the public works department is yet to complete at least 14 out of the 34 projects it had undertaken for the event. Besides the crucial project of Barapulla Nullah elevated road project, others still pending completion pertain to street-lighting and street-scaping on PWD roads.
In reply to a question in the Delhi Assembly on the status report of the projects and the amount of expenditure incurred, the Delhi government said that the PWD had undertaken these ventures at a sanctioned cost of Rs 5,284.65 crores and has so far spent Rs 3,823.17 crores.
Out of the 14 pending projects, 50 per cent or less of the sanctioned amount has been spent in at least five projects.
These projects are the Ring Road by-pass from Salimgarh Fort to Velodrome Road in which Rs 341 crores has been used out of the sanctioned Rs 654.39 crores. For the corridor improvement of the UP Link Road (NH-24 Noida Mor to Chilla regulator) Rs 163 crores have been spent against sanctioned Rs 334 crores.
In the case of development of park-and-ride facility for buses near Rajghat power plant, the PWD has spent Rs 8 crores of the sanctioned Rs 18.86 crores. For street-scaping of PWD roads (a total length of 48 km), the agency has spent only Rs 56.25 crores out of the allocated Rs 270 crores.
For strengthening and resurfacing of roads, the PWD has spent Rs 138.18 crores out of the stipulated Rs 260 crores, which is slightly more than 50 per cent.
PWD officials maintained that work on most of the projects will be completed in time for the Games, particularly the Barapulla Nullah project, the Ring Road by-pass project and street-scaping and strengthening of roads.
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