15 years on, CWG streetscape set for modern makeover
New Delhi: During the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), Delhi govt beautified roads leading to sports venues with streetscaping, resurfacing, and new streetlights. However, over the last 15 years, the sleek information panels, benches, toilets, and kiosks have not only suffered damage over time, but vandalism too. Now, Delhi govt is working to restore their appearance and add new facilities.
Officials said the public works department (PWD) has entrusted the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) to engage a concessionaire to maintain, operate, and upgrade the already installed street furniture and bring new items wherever required on its roads in the vicinity of the CWG venues on a build, operate, and transfer basis.
A senior Delhi govt official said the areas have been divided into five different clusters. While cluster one includes the Delhi University area, Ring Road, and Mall Road to Chhatrasal Stadium in north Delhi, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, the stretch of Ring Road (Rajghat to Moolchand Flyover), Bhairon Marg, and Indraprastha Marg have been kept in cluster two. R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex and Africa Avenue Marg are part of cluster three; Siri Fort Sports Complex and Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range are in cluster four; and Commonwealth Games Village, Yamuna Sports Complex, Noida Link Road, Akshardham, Mayur Vihar, and Vikas Marg have been included in cluster five.
"We have asked the DTTDC to install all new temporary and semi-permanent street furniture items – traffic and police booths, vending kiosks, public toilets, tree guards, dustbins, information panels, benches, and free-standing panels – in cluster four (area around Siri Fort Complex and Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range). All other clusters will have both new as well as repaired and revamped items," said an official.
Officials said they have shared the GPS (global positioning system) locations of existing sites with the DTTDC. In some cases, the location of the furniture items might have changed due to road reengineering by various agencies, but most of them continue to remain where they were originally installed during the Games in 2010 and were widely used by the people.
"In cluster four and in other areas too where the new items have to be installed, the concessionaire will have to get the design and pattern approved by DTTDC before commencing the work. While the new installations will have to be completed in a year's time, the repair and revamp work will have to be finished within six months of awarding the contract," said an official.
Each unit of dustbin will consist of biodegradable and non-biodegradable bins. Officials said the police booth, auto prepaid booth, and free-standing panels will have the same specifications, design, and colour as the existing street furniture items.
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