Make Delhi roads pothole-free in 10 days: CM Kejriwal

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday directed PWD officials to make Delhi roads pothole-free in the next 10 days and repair broken patches by October 20 to ensure smooth travel for people. He said the government will launch a massive drive to revamp all roads under the PWD.

According to Public Works Department (PWD) data, there are 1,357 potholes, while patch work is required at nearly 309 locations.

Kejriwal issued these instructions during a review meeting on poor condition of PWD roads.

"Some roads need urgent repairs after rains. We will repair all PWD roads in the next few days," Kejriwal said in a tweet after the meeting.

Later, in a statement, the Delhi government said the chief minister directed officials to fill potholes in the next 10 days and repair broken patches in 20 days by October 20.

Kejriwal said maintenance vans will be deployed in large numbers so that every area is covered under the special drive.

The statement said the chief minister also took cognisance of the grievances faced by people while commuting on roads during the meeting on Friday.

In the meeting, PWD officials presented a master plan to overhaul the city's 1,260 km roads that fall under the department.

They said that the aim of this drive is to improve the conditions of roads which deteriorate during the rainy season due to high-intensity rainfall.

"We will carry out a special drive for maintenance and repair of roads. The officials will carry out the work in an efficient manner and complete it within the next 20 days. While maintaining the pace, the officials should also keep the quality standards in mind," Kejriwal said in a statement.

PWD Minister Satyendar Jain stressed on the importance of impact-based output and instructed officials to maintain the pace along with keeping the quality standards in mind.

"No inconvenience should be faced by people due to the road repairing work of the PWD. The officials should thrive to complete the work within the directed time frame," Jain said in the statement.

The PWD Minister also tweeted about the meeting, and said "CM Arvind Kejriwal Ji took a review meeting along with PWD officials on road repair & maintenance. Delhi government will run a massive drive to repair the 1,260 km length of road which falls under PWD. Directed the officials to complete the work in the next 20 Days."

The statement said the PWD has conducted a survey in which 1,357 potholes and 309 patches were identified to be repaired.