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Time of India
18-07-2025
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- Time of India
25 months & counting, revamp of 1.4km Southern Peripheral Road link not complete in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Residents and commuters are bearing the brunt of poor road conditions following delay in a key Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) link project. GMDA — which initially set a deadline of 12 months when the road work commenced in June 2023 — is now hoping to wrap up the work by Aug. More than two years after work began to upgrade the 1.4km stretch between AIT Chowk and SPR, the project is yet to be completed. Officials have attributed the delay to drainage work undertaken by another division of the metropolitan authority. The road upgradation project, pegged at Rs 9.8 crore, includes overlaying the main carriageway, constructing service roads on both sides, laying surface drains and building footpaths and cycle tracks. You Can Also Check: Gurgaon AQI | Weather in Gurgaon | Bank Holidays in Gurgaon | Public Holidays in Gurgaon After initial groundwork began in 2023, the road revamp work was stalled in Jan 2024 when GMDA's Infra Division-II started a parallel drainage project along the same corridor. Work on the drainage faced multiple setbacks due to the shifting of underground utilities, electric poles and weather-related disruptions, especially during the monsoon. The crossing of the drainage line to SPR was only completed recently, the official added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You To Read in 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo With drainage work — separately budgeted at Rs 3.9 crore — now complete, GMDA officials say the pace of construction has picked up. Meanwhile, for residents, the delay has meant two years of living with dust, deteriorating access and daily inconvenience. Residents allege GMDA failed to plan the overlapping projects in a synchronised manner. RWA president of Sushant Lok 2 and 3 Pawan Yadav said, "It has been more than two years, but the revamp of a mere 1.4km road is not completed. If one division knew drain was pending, why was road work initiated without resolving that first? There should be accountability. " According to GMDA officials, drainage, footpaths, a cycle track and about 1km of service road on the right side of the carriageway have been completed. On the other side, 700 metres of the service road have been laid with Wet Mix Macadam, while work on the footpath and cycle track is nearing completion."We have set a target of Aug and efforts are being made to complete it at the earliest. But bituminous work is weather-sensitive and progress depends on conducive conditions," the official added.
Time of India
05-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Smart City dream fades as Jaipur battles potholes & flooded roads
1 2 Jaipur: With every spell of monsoon rain, Jaipur's dream of becoming a Smart City seems to slip further into waterlogged streets and gaping potholes. From inner-city colonies to high-end localities like Vatika Road, the situation has reached alarming levels, not just of inconvenience, but of actual danger. On Friday, after heavy showers, a car sank into a deep, water-filled pothole on Vatika Road. The roads, now reduced to rubble in several parts, are barely navigable. In many areas, residents walk in fear, unsure whether the ground beneath will cave in due to incomplete construction work or erosion. Manoj Yadav, a resident of Vatika Road, voiced his frustration: "We no longer trust the govt or the officials. How can they call this a Smart City? It's a joke now." The root of the crisis lies in poor coordination between departments like the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), and the Power Transmission Corporation. PHED began laying water pipelines but failed to finish the work on time. As a result, JDA could not repair or resurface the roads before the rains, leading to sunken patches, open trenches, and dangerous craters. According to a report, 630 km of roads were dug up before the monsoon, but only 176 km were resurfaced or layered with WMM (Wet Mix Macadam). In several colonies, roads that were laid just six months ago were dug up again for pipeline work — leaving residents deeply frustrated. Areas like Kamla Nehru Nagar on Ajmer Road, Saraswati Nagar and Akhil Nagar in Malviya Nagar, and colonies in Dhawas are among the worst affected. Many of these localities are now waterlogged or have dangerously unstable roads. In places like MI Road and New Sanganer Road, the roads have either collapsed or become flooded due to incomplete drainage work. Residents across the city are now openly questioning the Smart City project. "If departments keep shifting blame and leaving work half-done, who exactly is this city being made smart for?" asked one resident. As more rain is forecast, the city isn't just battling water, it's battling neglect, inefficiency, and broken promises.
