Overview
- Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta laid the foundation stone on January 13 to launch the Nangloi–Najafgarh corridor upgrade.
- The Rs 64.04 crore plan includes full road reconstruction, new stormwater drains, upgrades to existing lines and improved outfalls to the Najafgarh and Ranhola drains.
- PWD leaders said tendering is complete, construction has begun and the road work carries a five-year quality guarantee.
- Officials say the project targets long-standing monsoon flooding, potholes and congestion that have affected lakhs of residents in West Delhi.
- Authorities present the works as part of a wider program to build trunk drains and expand sewage treatment so only treated water reaches the Yamuna.