Ashram underpass misses August 31 deadline, with little clarity on completion date

The completion of the underpass in Mathura Road along Ashram Chowk has missed the August 31 deadline. The earlier deadline of June 2021 was extended due to labour shortage resulting from Covid-19 lockdowns.

Officials said that most projects will be delayed by 2-2.5 months as it would take time to mobilise labour and start work. In addition to this, an official said that a DTL cable still exists in the area hence work on a few hundred metres is still left. “Once the line has been taken care of, we will take around one month to complete the work,” said officials adding that the majority of the work is finished but there is little clarity on a possible completion date at the moment.