Delhi PWD minister Atishi held a meeting with officials and asked them to finish work on the Chirag Dilli flyover in one month and not in 50 days like they said earlier.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 15, 2023 05:07 IST
Delhi PWD minister Atishi held a meeting with officials to discuss the Chirad Dilli flyover (File photo)
By Pankaj Jain: Taking cognizance of the heavy traffic jam around the Chirag Dilli flyover, PWD Minister Atishi held a meeting with senior department officials on Tuesday to resolve the issue on a priority basis. During the meeting, the PWD minister directed the officials to complete the maintenance work of the flyover within a month.
Atishi will also review the progress of the maintenance work of the flyover herself. She instructed officials to update her with daily reports on how the work progresses.
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TRAFFIC SNARL AT CHIRAG DILLI
Maintenance work is going on at the Chirag Dilli flyover and a part of it has been closed. This has increased traffic jams around the flyover. PWD officials said it would take around 50 days for them to complete the maintenance work. However, the PWD minister directed them to work at double the pace and complete it within one month.
The minister also instructed officials to ensure that information about alternative routes is disseminated among commuters to avoid inconvenience.
She also discussed the restriction imposed on the movement of heavy vehicles on the newly constructed Ashram-DND Extension flyover. Officials said the movement of heavy vehicles has been restricted due to the presence of high-tension electric wires over the flyover, which can harm the vehicles. Atishi instructed the officials to shift these high-tension wires within March so that heavy vehicles could pass through it as soon as possible.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES AROUND CHIRAG DILLI
1. From IIT to Greater Kailash and Nehru Place: Commuters can take a left turn under the Panchsheel flyover and go to August Kranti Marg. After taking a right turn on Ring Road, they can go ahead from Moolchand via Lala Lajpat Rai Marg to GK or Nehru Place.
From the IIT flyover, commuters can go towards AIIMS via Aurobindo Marg. From there, reach Moolchand via Ring Road and take a right turn at the red light and go towards Nehru Place or Greater Kailash.
2. From Nehru Place to AIIMS or Defence Colony: Commuters going from Nehru Place to IIT, AIIMS, Dhaula Kuan or Defense Colony, take a right turn from under the Nehru Place flyover to Lala Lajpat Rai Marg and reach Defense Colony via Moolchand.
Take a left turn from Moolchand red light and go towards AIIMS and Dhaula Kuan via Ring Road. From AIIMS, take a right turn onto Aurobindo Marg and go towards Hauz Khas or IIT.
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