2 years later, Minto Road's arched wall to be repaired
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to repair the arched brick wall on Minto Road. A portion of the wall was damaged in June 2023 during work carried out by a Northern Railway contractor.
An NDMC official said the work had already been awarded and was targeted for completion by the end of July, adding that the council initiated multiple communications with the railway authorities regarding repairs.
"As soon as the wall collapsed in 2023, we wrote to Northern Railway to get it repaired immediately in view of the upcoming G20 summit. But nothing happened. Finally, we did an estimation of the budget cost for repair work and issued a work order.
We will get the wall repaired from our side and later send the recovery letter to the railways as the damage was caused by them only," said the official.
The official added that the wall on the rear side of the damaged portion was constructed after the issue was highlighted, but the aesthetically developed front wall with an arch-shaped jail wall was still in a damaged condition, giving an ugly look to the area.
Earlier, a Northern Railway official had informed TOI that they would take the necessary steps to repair the site, but there was no response about the recent development.
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The NDMC official said, "The deteriorated section presents an unsightly appearance at the Lutyens' Delhi entrance from the Minto Road side, which prompted the decision to proceed with the repairs. Thousands of commuters use this prominent stretch connecting Connaught Place and Lutyens' Delhi to central Delhi every day."
Minto Road was one of the 13 roads that underwent a complete transformation in 2018-19, with beautification and theme-based urban landscaping implemented based on the available space. The otherwise concretised stretch was redesigned with sloped green patches, vertical gardens, arch-shaped stone slabs featuring carved designs in front of the boundary wall, and a large overhead panel displaying the national flag along one side of the Shivaji Bridge.
These panels were illuminated at night, giving the area an aesthetic appeal.
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