THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, DELHI

• UTTIPEC chaired by Lt. Governor approves critical road infrastructure and redevelopment plans in its 67th meeting 
• Alternate road from Chhatarpur on MG Road to Goalpahari at Haryana Border cleared 
• Walkability plan for Mandi House and MMI plans for Shadipur, Mayur Vihar and Peeragarhi Metro Stations approved
• LG directs officials to ensure seamless inter-agency coordination and completion of projects within fixed timelines

The Lt. Governor Shri V.K. Saxena, today chaired the 67th Meeting of the Governing Body of Unified Traffic & Transportation Infrastructure Planning & Engineering Centre (UTTIPEC). Apart from approving the minutes of the 66th Meeting and the action taken report subsequent to the last meeting held on 26th September, 2022, various far-reaching projects that will help ease the traffic situation and improve mobility, transport and transit in the City were deliberated upon and approved. In a first, the meeting also approved the logo and tagline of UTTIPEC. The tagline reads “प्रशस्त यातायात सशक्त दिल्ली”. 

At the outset, the Lt. Governor stressed upon the need for comprehensive prospective planning that took into account all developmental projects in any area before finalizing the proposals for approval of UTTIPEC. Shri Saxena also underlined the importance of strictly sticking to timelines and seamless inter-agency coordination. 

The decisions taken today, that will go a long way in curtailing traffic jams, improving traffic flow, facilitate pedestrianization and cycling, and improve overall mobility include:

1. Widening and upgradation of Mandi Road from Chhatarpur Metro Station on MG Road to Goalpahari on Faridabad - Gurgaon Road on Haryana Border. Spread over 9.05 Kms, this existing road which has an RoW of 8 to 12 mtrs, will after today’s decision, have an expanded RoW of 30 mtrs. To be funded by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), GoI and executed by the PWD, GNCTD, this project, was first approved by the UTTIPEC in its 43rd meeting in May, 2013. 
   The Lt. Governor was informed that due to various reasons, that included complications around alignments and land acquisition, the earlier envisaged project had not taken off till now. Shri Saxena took grave objection to this delay and expressed surprise over the fact, that a project as critical as this for the City’s, as indeed the NCR’s mobility plan was kept in abeyance for so long. He issued directions to the PWD to prepare a concrete timeline for the execution of the project and issued strict instructions to ensure that the timelines projected by the PWD are met. Shri Saxena underlined that this project had the potential of solving long pending mobility and traffic woes of the capital, especially in the South Delhi area beyond Outer Ring Road. 
2. Walkability plan of the area surrounding the Mandi House and Mandi House Metro Station, comprising radials such as Barakhamba Road, Tansen Marg, Safdar Hashmi Marg, Sikandra Road, Bhagwan Das Road, Copernicus Marg and Ferozshah Road was also approved. It will ease pedestrian and traffic circulation around institutions such as National School of Drama, Modern School, Lady Irwin College, Mandi House, Lalit Kala Academy and Embassy of Nepal, apart from serving areas like the Bengali Market, Hamdard Nagar and Todarmal Road. It will also be integrated with the Mandi House Metro interchange, Tilak Bridge Railway Station and HRTC Bus Stand. 
3. Multi Modal Integration Plans of Shadipur Metro Station, Peeragarhi Metro Station and Mayur Vihar Extension Metro Stations, incorporating interconnected street network, street design, signalized and grade separated street crossings, model interchange locations and parkings for cycles, buses, auto rickshaw and private car, etc., on street parking, public toilets, lighting, hawker zones, signages and street maps and public transport to ensure last mile connectivity were also approved. 

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