Sorry we are behind schedule: Funds, pandemic delay development projects in Delhi
Two air pollution bans, Assembly polls, lockdowns, labour and financial crunch…The Public Works Department (PWD) and other construction agencies have just about started recovering from setbacks and aiming at delivering projects at least before revised deadlines. Work deferred already due to the pandemic last year, plans were hit again by the second wave.
Some of the marquee projects the 1.3 km Pragati Maidan tunnel road, Ashram Underpass, extension of Ashram flyover to DND flyover, Benito-Juarez under pass and beautification of seven busy and congested roads of Delhi which were expected to be completed by December 2020 and January 2021, got stalled.
