Overview
- PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said tenders are being floated and the citywide drive has begun after inspections in Lajpat Nagar and Amar Colony.
- The programme covers main carriageways plus slip roads, footpaths and foot overbridges, with re-carpeting, patchwork, pothole repairs and restoration of utility cuts.
- Officials reported roughly 170 km now under development or maintenance, with about 200 km moving through the tendering pipeline.
- The Delhi government has received around Rs 800–803 crore from the Centre under CRIF, with assurances of additional allocations once the tranche is utilised.
- PWD maintains approximately 1,400 km of roads that are 60 feet wide or more, framing the 500 km target as a substantial share of its network.