NEW DELHI: Delhi government will design a new road from Mayapuri to Moti Bagh. The government is likely to develop this road in such a way that it would have gym facilities, playing ground for children, cafes and restaurants along the way. "The road would be of 9.2 km and the Public Works Department is working on the planning of this road," said an official.
The Delhi government in the last few years worked for various roads and also now work for making roads in the unauthorised colonies areas. "Delhi government has been focusing to improve the roads of Delhi. We have already made various flyovers and roads which got a positive response. This time the plan is to make a world class road," said an official. According to reports, Delhi never witnessed such road earlier because this road would have shades to seat and relax, roadside gyms, cafes and other amenities.
"Transport system and the roads are important for the development of the city. Now we have a fast life and everyone needs faster connectivity. The focus of the government is to give ease to the people. Our work for the new buses is also part of such initiative. The new scheme to give free travel benefit to women is also the same," said an official. He added that in every developed city the transportation should get the priority. The new road which the government is planning will also have a cycle track of 3-meter width. As per the report, Delhi's PWD manages 1,260 km roads across the city.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government has also started the beautification work on 500 kilometres of roads across the national capital by planting trees and plants in a bid to give a greener look to the city ahead of monsoon. The beautification work has started on 32 key stretches including roads around ISBT Kashmere Gate Ring Road, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg among others by planting a variety of saplings on the central as well as on the side verges. Under this project, other open spaces like small parks or patches of lands alongside the roads managed by the department are also getting beautified.
A similar type of beautification work has also started on several other sections across the city like Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, DDU Marg, Minto Road, IP Extension flyover, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, on Ring Road between Bhairon Marg T-point and Chandgi Ram Akhara, road in front of ISBT Kashmere Gate and Tis Hazari Court.