Gurgaon: The Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) of the MCG on Tuesday approved development works worth Rs 141.7 crore. The approvals were granted during a committee meeting where a total of 25 agenda items related to roads, stormwater drainage, sewerage, water supply, street lighting and public infrastructure were cleared. Among the major works approved is the development of Atal Park and Atal Smriti Kendra in Dharampur village at an estimated cost of Rs 8 crore. The committee also sanctioned development and beautification works of secondary garbage collection points under the Swachh Bharat Mission in Daultabad (Rs 5.2 crore), Carterpuri (Rs 3.9 crore), Beri Bagh (Rs 3.8 crore) and Khandsa (Rs 3.9 crore).
Allocation was also made for the strengthening of the old sewer lines of 600 mm diameter in Civil Lines, Sadar Bazaar and Jacobpura.
Approval was given for laying a storm water drainage system and developing a disposal network in Sectors 9, 9A and other waterlogging-affected areas.Allocations were also made for the development and augmentation of infrastructure services in villages, including Dhumaspur and Maidawas, with projects exceeding Rs 9 crore each. Water supply pipeline projects for villages such as Dhankot (Rs 5.5 crore) and Daultabad (Rs 4.1 crore) were also cleared.Mayor Raj Rani Malhotra said, “MCG is committed to the overall development of the city. The projects approved in the F&CC meeting are directly related to citizens’ basic facilities. Strengthening the sewer, road, drainage and drinking water system will provide great relief to people.”“In areas where there were problems like waterlogging, sewer overflow or road damage, clear improvement will be visible after completion of these works.
We will ensure regular monitoring of development works,” MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said.The meeting also sanctioned proposals for the construction and reconstruction of RMC roads in several areas. Construction and recarpeting of ready mix concrete and bituminous macadam-bituminous concrete roads in areas such as Dhanwapur Road, Sector 46, Madanpuri and South City 1 were also part of the approved agenda.Approval was also given for the reconstruction of the RMC road from Rajendra Park to Dhanwapur Chowk.Centralised control and monitoring system (CCMS) panels will be installed in parts of the city under the modernisation of the street light system.
