New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Friday directed officials to speed up development works in the national capital and said there will be no shortage of funds for projects, but negligence will not be tolerated.
Chairing a high-level review meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, Rekha Gupta reviewed development projects worth about Rs 3,786 crore being implemented under the Chief Minister Development Fund (CMDF), the Delhi Village Development Board (DVDB) and the Trans-Yamuna Area Development Board (TYADB).
Gupta asked department heads to complete the tendering and documentation process by the end of March so that most of the works can be completed before the monsoon season.
She said development work must move faster and its impact should be visible on the ground.
The meeting was attended by DVDB Chairman Raj Kumar Chauhan, TYADB Chairman Arvinder Singh Lovely and senior officials of several departments.
According to the chief minister, a total of around Rs 3,786 crore worth of development projects have been approved under the three schemes.
She said the government’s priority is to ensure that the allocated budget is effectively used for development works and that project processes start quickly with the beginning of the new financial year.
Under the CMDF scheme, 3,812 development projects have received administrative approval with an estimated cost of about Rs 1,798.85 crore.
These projects include construction of roads and drains, water supply works, installation of streetlights, development of parks and other basic civic infrastructure.
The works are being implemented through agencies such as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, the Delhi Jal Board, the Public Works Department, the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), with the majority of projects being executed by the MCD.
For the development of villages in Delhi, 707 projects worth about Rs 1,557 crore have been approved under the Delhi Village Development Board.
These projects aim to strengthen basic infrastructure and improve living conditions in rural areas. Of these, 411 projects are being implemented by the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, 293 by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and three by the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation.
Gupta also said that development work in the Trans-Yamuna area is being accelerated, with 799 projects approved under the Trans-Yamuna Area Development Board at a cost of around Rs 430 crore.
These include construction of roads and drains, drinking water facilities, development of parks, installation of streetlights, community buildings, school buildings, foot overbridges and other infrastructure works.
The chief minister directed all agencies to work in coordination and complete pending documentation and tender processes quickly so that development works can progress at a faster pace.
