Delhi Committed To Reforms In Road Infra, Says Sisodia

The Delhi government is known for its reforms in the education and health sector, but it is equally committed to the infrastructure improvement, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia contended on Tuesday at a global workshop.

NEW DELHI:

The workshop, being organised by Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi, the state government's think tank, in partnership with WRI India, is an attempt by the Delhi government to learn from global examples such as Seoul, Singapore and New York as it begins work on redesigning 540km of road network in the Capital. The city government will look at how these cities transformed streets in a short span, and mitigated challenges such as building consensus to reduce space for cars on roads.

Singapore's 45-minute city master plan; London's ambitious streetscape plan to develop temporary cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhood and Seoul's bold move to demolish flyovers or turn them into dedicated cycling corridors were some of the ideas discussed by experts at the workshop.

Apart from international cities, experts from Indian cities also shared details about street redesign projects executed in Bengaluru and Mumbai.

“The government is currently identified with its social reforms in education and health sector, and it is committed to focus on infrastructural reforms and road redesigning with similar vigour, Sisodia said.