Arvind Kejriwal directs PWD to clear all potholes in Delhi by October 20

Chairing a review meeting on Delhi’s roads, which was also attended by Delhi PWD minister Satyendar Jain, Arvind Kejriwal asked officials to focus on roads that are frequently damaged during monsoon

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday issued directions to officials in the public works department (PWD) to clear all potholes on roads under its jurisdiction by October 20.

Arvind Kejriwal informed that a massive drive will be taken up by the Delhi government to revamp the PWD roads. (ANI)

Chairing a review meeting on Delhi’s roads, which was also attended by Delhi PWD minister Satyendar Jain, Kejriwal asked officials to focus on roads that are frequently damaged during monsoon. The PWD has around 1,260 km of roads in Delhi, most of them over 100-feet wide.

“Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday took cognisance of the grievances faced by the people of Delhi while commuting on roads. The CM informed that a massive drive will be taken up by the Delhi government to revamp the PWD roads. He directed the officials to deploy maintenance vans in large numbers so that every area is covered under the special drive. The CM has given the PWD a deadline of October 20... The work of repairing all the potholes will be done within the next 10 days and patch repairs sites within the next 20 days,” said a statement issued by Kejriwal’s office.

It further said, “In the meeting, PWD officials presented a master plan to overhaul the city’s 1,260 km length of roads that fall under PWD. The aim of this drive is to improve the conditions of roads which deteriorate during the rainy season due to high-intensity rainfall”.

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