Rs 2 crore sanction for repair work at Nehru Place

Nehru place in New Delhi
is the largest IT market present in Asia. The market is home to more
than 6,000 offices and close to 1,500 shops. It also hosts close to style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
two lakh visitors on a daily basis. But as far as the aging
infrastructure of Nehru Place is concerned, one gets to hear a lot of
complaints from both the visitors and the computer deale style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">rs
sitting there, href="https://www.dqweek.com/illegal-parking-thrives-at-nehru-place">including
an issue of parking. However, things are likely to change now as
DDA has
finally approved an initial amount of Rs 2 crore for repair
work of the existing pathways and electrifying the entire region
ensuring safety of the visitors.

Alongside this there are
other areas for which the government has awarded tenders and the work
would start in the next two weeks. According to PK Nanda, Chief
Engineer of DDA, immediate attention would also be given to
construction of fire tender ramps, upgradation of footpath, replacing
old flooring with flashy tiles, improvement of circular roads
approaching the DTC bus terminal, and storm water drain facilities.
These decisions were taken in a meeting organized by NIWA (Nehru
Place Improvement & Welfare Association) on March 20.
Representatives from PCAIT, the SHO of Kalkaji area and the local MLA
Subhash Chopra also took part in the meeting. “Nehru Place is a
very important part of my Kalkaji constituency. We will do everything
we can to make it a world class location. We will work on all the
areas in the entire region,” said Subhash Chopra, MLA, Kalkaji,
Board Member with the DDA.

style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">The
news of approval of funds has come as a relief to the traders
who spend most of their time inside the market. Associations like
NIWA and PCAIT that have been working for a cleaner Nehru Place had
to wait for almost eight years for getting the funds sanctioned from
the government. In 2002, the government had allocated Rs 38 crore for
the development of India's biggest IT market.

Reacting to the latest
developments, Saket Kapur of PCAIT expressed, “We were trying to
get this done since the month of January. This is only the beginning.
A lot needs to be done so that Nehru Place becomes a pleasant sight
to the office owners and people who come to buy here. In future, you
would see a lot of renovation in order to make Nehru Place a better
place.” In addition to this, Anil Sehgal, President of NIWA, hoped
that the work will start at the earliest and all key issues wou style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">ld
be looked after by the government. He said, “DDA has been doing a
lot for Nehru Place, but I must say that the progress has been slow.
Even though, the tenders have been awarded for upgradation, I don't
expect any miracles from the government. Though, we will continue to
fight for our cause.” In the next 15 days, DDA will be sending its
chief architect for chalking out a plan to construct more toilets in
the entire complex, Sehgal revealed.

href="https://www.dqweek.com/dda-drive-to-remove-hawkers">Post
the Nehru Place ko chamkao
campaign, which was undertaken last year, a lot of vendors have
showed their support for cleaning up Asia's largest IT hub and href="https://www.dqweek.com/improvement-signs-in-nehru-place-1">there
have been signs of improvement.