New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Saturday announced that Laxmi Nagar will soon get a modern skywalk – similar to the one at ITO- to enhance pedestrian safety and improve traffic flow at the busy intersection.
“Just as Delhi has a skywalk at ITO, we will build an even better and more beautiful skywalk here and dedicate it to the people of East Delhi,” the Minister said during his ‘Government on Wheels’ campaign for inspecting development works and anti-waterlogging measures.
During the visit, the Minister inspected the Patparganj Highway stretch and the Jhilmil Underpass, two locations long identified as major monsoon waterlogging hotspots.
Recalling the area’s past, Parvesh Sahib Singh said that after Minto Bridge, Patparganj had become one of Delhi’s most recognised symbols of urban flooding, with visuals of submerged buses frequently dominating television screens during every rainy season.
He said that sustained planning, better inter-departmental coordination and continuous monitoring have brought a visible transformation on the ground.
“There was a time when people prayed that it should not rain because they feared waterlogging. Today, we ask people to pray for more rainfall because nearly 80-90 per cent of Delhi’s waterlogging problem has already been addressed. The remaining critical locations, where permanent engineering solutions are required, are also being taken up and will be resolved in the coming period,” he said.
The Minister said that development works which had remained pending for 10, 15 and even 20 years are now moving at an unprecedented pace through the coordinated efforts of the Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Irrigation & Flood Control Department and other engineering agencies.
He was accompanied by Chief Whip and Laxmi Nagar MLA Abhay Verma, Patparganj MLA Ravinder Singh Negi, Trilokpuri MLA Ravikant, Shahdara MLA Sanjay Goyal, senior officials, engineers and public representatives.
The Minister reviewed key infrastructure projects, interacted with residents and assessed progress on measures aimed at permanently resolving long-standing civic issues.
Addressing residents and officials, the Minister also acknowledged the proactive role played by MLAs in identifying local issues and ensuring that people’s concerns are translated into actionable projects.
–IANS
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