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Delhi Government Partners With Private Sector for Urban Makeover
The Delhi government wants to improve spaces that are currently messy or not being used well.
It has joined with private organisations to carry out the work.
One project will improve a 2.5-kilometre area under a flyover.
Workers will add plants, grass, fences and colourful artwork to the flyover pillars.
The artwork will focus on protecting the environment and using clean energy.
Another project will improve green areas beside Mathura Road and MP Road.
These areas will receive plants, walkways, lights and other public facilities.
The government says the changes should make these places cleaner, safer and more pleasant for people.
The Delhi Public Works Department signed MoUs with private organisations under a public-private partnership model.
A 2.5-kilometre stretch beneath the Deepali–Mangolpuri Market flyover will be redeveloped with greenery, fencing and public artwork.
Dixon Technologies and the Vrikshit Foundation will beautify 61 flyover pillars covering about 5,100 square metres.
The Kanodia Group will develop and maintain about two acres of green belt along Mathura Road and MP Road.
The projects aim to improve cleanliness, safety, greenery, pedestrian convenience and the appearance of major roads.
- Who
- The Delhi government’s Public Works Department, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh, Dixon Technologies, the Vrikshit Foundation and the Kanodia Group.
- What
- The government signed MoUs to redevelop spaces beneath flyovers and green belts through public-private partnerships and a corporate social responsibility initiative.
- Where
- A 2.5-kilometre stretch between Deepali and Mangolpuri Market, and green belts along Mathura Road and MP Road in Delhi.
- When
- The agreements were signed on Monday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Why
- To convert neglected and underused areas into cleaner, greener, safer and more useful public spaces while improving pedestrian convenience and the appearance of major roads.
Key facts
- Partnership model
- Public-private partnership, with a separate corporate social responsibility initiative by the Kanodia Group.
- Flyover redevelopment area
- A 2.5-kilometre stretch beneath the flyover between Deepali and Mangolpuri Market.
- Flyover pillars
- Sixty-one pillars covering approximately 5,100 square metres will receive environment-friendly murals and artwork.
- Green-belt area
- Around two acres along Mathura Road and MP Road will be developed and maintained.
- Planned features
- Local plants, grass, shrubs, flowering plants, trees, fencing, walkways, lighting and other public amenities.
- Stated goals
- Improved greenery, cleanliness, beautification, safety, pedestrian convenience and environmental awareness.
Quotes
Parvesh Sahib Singh
Delhi Public Works Department minister
“Building a clean, green and beautiful Delhi is a collective responsibility of the government, society and the private sector.”
thestatesman.com
“The Delhi government is continuously working to make Delhi clean and beautiful in line with the Chief Minister Ji’s vision.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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