With the G20 summit just 40 days away, LG VK Saxena on Monday took stock of the preparations at a meeting attended by all stakeholder departments.
Officials said 61 important roads, which would be taken by the delegates to travel between their hotels and the summit venue, and areas in the vicinity of 23 hotels, where they would be staying, were being closely monitored and spruced up by different departments concerned.
Officials said the LG had set July 31 as the deadline to complete the road repair and beautification work and formed teams to monitor the preparations and submit daily reports to him.
“The LG reviewed the progress of the revamp and found it satisfactory,” said an official from the LG Secretariat.
The 61 roads and 23 hotels are located in seven different districts of the city with the maximum-36 roads and 17 hotels-being in New Delhi.
According to officials, the recent rains and flooding had slowed down the progress of work and had also caused substantial damage to revamp, especially in Central Delhi. “This prompted the LG to take stock of the situation afresh and ensure targeted efforts by ensuring inter and intra-agency coordination,” said an official.
Several areas of the city were flooded as the water levels of the Yamuna breached all records following heavy rainfall in the northern states and the release of water from Hathnikund barrage. The flooding had led to the closure of several key stretches, including Outer Ring Road and Vikas Marg.
The seven districts where the maximum of G20 related projects are located include New Delhi, South East, South, Central, Shahdara, South West and East.
Officials said Saxena reviewed the progress of different work related to civic infrastructure. The meeting was attended by the heads of the district monitoring committees, who were appointed earlier this month, apart from the chief secretary, chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council, vice-chairman of Delhi Development Authority, principal secretary of Public Works Department, principal secretary of the ministry of environment and forest, and senior officials of other stakeholder agencies.
“The district monitoring committees were meant to do a gap analysis of shortcomings in their jurisdiction and were empowered to get these gaps addressed with the help of the department or the agency concerned. During the meeting, it was found that the progress so far has been satisfactory and the remaining work, if any, is expected to be completed within the first week of August,” said an official.
Officials said the LG also issued instructions for the different monitoring committees to undertake daily inspection and visits of the sites under their jurisdiction in early morning and late evening hours. The coordinators were also instructed to post action taken reports on a daily basis.
