With 4 parks, Ring Road stretch set to get G-20 like aesthetic redo

The stretch of the Ring Road between Red Fort to Rajghat is all set for a makeover with four citizen-friendly parks along it, officials in lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena's office who are aware of the project said on Saturday, adding that the redevelopment work will be along the lines of the beautification project that was undertaken across the Capital in the run-up to the recently concluded G20 Summit.

- Snehil Sinha

The officials said that the Dilli Chalo Park, Ghata Masjid Park, Urdu Academy Park and Sadbhavana Park - all facing along one of the oldest arterial stretches of Delhi - have been transferred from the jurisdiction of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which will begin redeveloping these parks on a different theme each starting October.

They said the parks, with a combined area of 35.04 acres, will get a facelift with the usage of marble and other stone sculptures and artefacts, water bodies, fountains, exotic plants and trees like cherry blossom and chinar-, along with flowers and manicured gardens, with the total cost of the project pegged at around ₹21 crore.

The medieval walls of the Walled City, spanning across three of these parks, will also be repaired and restored.