Road clean-up for G20 on track

In the run-up to the G20 Summit and related meetings to be held in the Capital in September, civic agencies in charge of roads are sprucing up 66 arterial roads and stretches across key parts of the city, officials aware of the matter said.

- Paras Singh

Officials said some of the work undertaken includes the complete re-carpeting of avenue roads, installation of designer fountains with sculptures and flower pots, and footpath refurbishment. Of the 66 designated roads, 23 each fall under the ambit of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Public Works Department (PWD), seven under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and the rest are managed by agencies including the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and those of other states.

A senior MCD official said the agency has been directed to focus on the upkeep of the 23 roads, the ownership of which lies with MCD and which are managed by PWD.