The Hindu 18.07.2009
Better streetlights for 50 major roads
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be upgrading streetlights on 50 major roads in the city under Phase II of the project which is to be completed before the Commonwealth Games next year.
MCD Standing Committee Chairman Ram Kishan Singhal inaugurated the work under this phase in Shalimar Bagh on Friday.
“This project would be undertaken at a cost of Rs 60.74 crore and under this we will be taking up upgrading work for a total length of 157 km. Roads that will be upgraded under the project are 100-200 feet wide,” he said.
According to the civic body, the work under Phase II will be completed by March 2010. Roads such as Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Pankha Road to Kakrola Mod on Najafgarh Road, Batra Hospital to Qutab on Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Zakhira flyover to Punjabi Bagh on Rohtak Road, Ashram Chowk to Bhogal on Mathura Road and Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg among others will be taken up for upgrading under this phase.
The roads with 100 feet width on which upgrading of street lighting will be taken up include Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Trilokpuri Police Station to Khichripur bus stand, Khari Baoli Road, Jahangirpuri main road, Saraswati Marg, Mangolpuri-Sultanpuri Road, Burari Road, Swami Narayan Marg and Barf Khana Chowk to Ghanta Ghar on GT Road.
