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| Delhi to be world class city | | Govt. to spend Rs 268 billion | |
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, AUG. 4: A whopping of sum of Rs 268 billion will be required to accomplish a major national project. The project specifically is for the Union capital, Delhi. In plain language, Delhi is in for a major makeover with a view to making the metropolis a world class city.
The government of India is keen to achieve the ambitious target ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in Delhi. This is in addition to the expenditure to be incurred on the extension of the Delhi Metro Rail under the third phase to link the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the proposed Commonwealth Games villages on the eastern banks of the river Yamuna, and satellite town Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Gurgaon in Haryana with the metro rail network before the games.
According to Dr Ashok Walia, Delhi's Urban Development Minister, the Union government is to contribute 35 per cent of Rs 268 billion, while the Delhi State government will spend 15 per cent of the cost. The remaining 50 per cent is to be borne by respective government departments. Besides spreading the metro rail network, roads will get special attention for improvement. While capital zone of the metropolis boasts of wide world-class roads, the target is to replicate them all over the city, especially on roads connecting various stadiums to be used to host various disciplines of the games.
An additional 25 flyovers, roads under bridges, a tunnel road to connect the Commonwealth Games village with the central district Connaught Place, renovation of Connaught Place, construction of new multilevel car parkings, introduction of a monorail, specially earmarked sections on high-capacity buses and makeover to heritage sites are planned shortly.
Plans are also afoot to improve potable water availability in the city and improve its choked sewerage lines. Construction of three new railway stations in addition to the existing New Delhi, Old Delhi and Nizammudin Railway stations is also on the cards, along with new interstate bus terminuses.
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