Agencies drag feet on half of congestion spots: Report

Smooth traffic flow on lens

- Snehil Sinha and Paras Singh

Despite repeated reminders and high-level coordination meetings, several key government agencies in Delhi have failed to act on long-pending road interventions aimed at easing traffic congestion at more than 200 identified spots across the city. A letter issued by the Public Works Department (PWD) on August 5 shows that work remains pending at more than half of these areas.

In total, 233 congestion-prone locations were identified earlier this year by the Delhi Traffic Police, which had recommended “minor road engineering interventions” to improve the flow of traffic. These were communicated to departments concerned in March. Since then, officials say progress has been inconsistent, with many departments either not reporting back or failing to act altogether.

‘Action has been completed or found unfeasible at 99 locations, partial work has been done at II, while interventions remain pending or unreported at 123 sites, the letter, which HT has seen, stated.