PWD Plans Economical, Durable Street Revamp

To Cover 274km Instead Of 540km Planned Earlier

- Siddhanta Mishra

The Public Works Department (PWD) has started planning expansion of the streetscaping project with an emphasis on beautification options that are not expensive and are maintainable in the long run. In the second phase, PWD plans to cover 274km instead of the previous target of 540km, said officials.

A plan will soon be submitted to the Delhi government for approval, they said. "We have identified broad roads. Following our experience during the pilot projects, the focus will be on street elements that beautify the roads as well as do not put huge pressure on the exchequer," said a senior official.