The Pioneer 09.12.2010
BRT work to start after detailed project examination: MehraParvaiz Sultan | New Delhi
As declared by the Delhi Government that future BRT corridors will be developed by the road owning agencies, including Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Municipal Commissioner KS Mehra on Wednesday said the civic body will start working on the expansion of dedicated corridor for buses after thorough technical examination. The Commissioner was delivering annual estimate Budget speech for 20011-12 fiscal. He said the MCD is planning to expand BRT corridors in the future soon.
“After detailed examination of the scheme, the civic will body will construct BRT corridor on several roads in the city, which are Netaji Subhash Marg, Jheel Road, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Shakti Nagar Road, Indra Chand Shastri Marg, Satyawati Marg, Guru Teg Bahadur Road, Vijay Nagar Road, Kingsway Camp Road, Bhai Parmanand Marg, Sant Nagar Road, Boulevard Road, Rani Jhansi Road, Panchkuian Road, Vivekanand Marg, Bhisham Pitahmah Marg and Chaudhary Dilip Singh Marg,” said he.
Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta had written a letter to all road owning agencies in the Capital on November 1in this regard. Mehta has reminded that special task force appointed by Delhi High Court regarding traffic problems and its solution, had recommended after long deliberations that road owning agencies would undertake construction of BRT corridors in future.
“Kindly take action to plan for the construction of these corridors in consultation with the Commissioner Transport with regard to feasibility of the corridors. The budgetary allocation of the estimated cost may be reflected in the departmental, local bodies and Authority budgets,” the letter has said.
This was second reminder to departments, civic bodies and Authority by Delhi Chief Secretary as he had written a similar letter to these agencies on July 12. The Chief Secretary Office also provided details of the proposed corridors to these agencies. Recently, the Delhi Government has identified 18 corridors consisting of 385 km in four phases, would cost Rs 7,800 crore.
