CCTV network, power substations & cycle tracks: Gurgaon gets s 141cr infra push

Time of India

2 days ago

Gurgaon: A long-pending project costing Rs 109 crore aimed at boosting urban safety and streamlining traffic movement has got Haryana govt's approval. Overall, projects worth Rs 141 crore have been approved for the city.
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Nearly three years after completing Phase 1, GMDA finally received the green light to begin Phase 2 of the city-wide CCTV surveillance and adaptive traffic management system. GMDA officials said that work would begin shortly after allotting the work to the contracting agency.
The proposal was approved on Monday at a meeting of the high-powered purchase committee (HPPC) chaired by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini.
Phase 1, comprising 1,200 cameras at 218 locations, was completed in Aug 2022. However, the second phase — involving 2,722 cameras at 258 new locations — was awaiting HPPC clearance since GMDA floated tenders in March last year. A GMDA official said, "With approvals now in place, we will move swiftly to issue work orders and mobilise execution. The expanded network will strengthen real-time monitoring, public safety and traffic regulation.
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The HPPC meeting also cleared two more city projects — a Rs 17.3 crore 66kV substation at Chandu Budhera WTP to power upcoming filtration units and a Rs 14.7 crore cycle track and footpath corridor along sectors 58–61 and 59–61.
The substation will be developed on a 15-acre site, with two 10 MVA 66/6.6kV transformers and two 3,000 kVA 6.6/0.415kV transformers, among other infrastructure. It is expected to be completed within 12 months of allotment.
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This is aimed at ensuring uninterrupted power to three new filtration units — one of which is partially operational, another under construction and the third still at the tendering stage. Though the substation will take a year to commission, until then, the new filtration unit at the plant will continue operating on temporary power drawn from an 11kV feeder from the Daultabad substation.
Similarly, 4km of cycle track and footpaths will be constructed along master roads between sectors 58–61 and 59–61, near Golf Course Extension Road.
The project aims to encourage the use of non-motorised vehicles by creating dedicated cycling lanes and improving pedestrian walkways. GMDA has set a nine-month timeline for completion once work begins.
However, two sewerage projects, which are meant to fix overburdened and damaged master lines along Sohna Road and from sectors 33–34 to Hero Honda Chowk and near Basai Chowk, were not approved as the bids quoted were over 50% above estimates. Officials now say that fresh tenders will be issued shortly after revising the estimates.