‘Roads will be redesigned to decongest traffic’
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Wednesday that the roads in the national capital would soon be redesigned to deal with the problem of traffic congestion.
Kejriwal shared several projects in the pipeline, including ensuring round-theclock supply of water in Delhi within the next five years and roping in private players in improving public transport facilities.
The chief minister made the announcements at “Dilli ki soch” event organised by ASSOCHAM, where the panellists spoke about governance and development of the city.
“The traffic situation in Delhi can be improved to a more significant extent. The roads in Delhi are broad, but a four-lane road converges into a three-lane road at some distance and further expands into a six-lane road, this is where the problem is, and there is a need to redesign the roads. The problem in Delhi is the existence of too many agencies. We had earlier planned to redesign nine major roads, but it took four years to hire international consultants and go through the required processes. Now that it’s done, we will announce the complete plan soon,” he said.
“Within next fortnight the plan will be announced, we will rope in 3,000-4,000 private buses to be used as public transport. If we provide good buses, people will choose them over private cars. There will also be a mobile application to track the location of the buses,” he said.