PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) on Wednesday is set to take up 426 development works across all 100 wards at an estimated cost of around Rs 50 crore. The tendering processes have been completed and work orders for major projects are expected to be issued by next week. The proposed works include road construction and repairs, drainage and paving, repair of monsoon-damaged retaining walls, park development, plantation, footpaths, safety walls and community buildings. The corporation’s construction wing is conducting site inspections and preparing estimates for the works.
The MCD executive engineer, Rajit Kotiyal said that the tendering process had been completed to enable the works to begin at the earliest.
Notably, Dehradun municipal commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey has directed officials to take up these works on a priority basis across the wards while maintaining quality and transparency. Councillors have also been pressuring for a prompt start of these development works in their respective wards.
Meanwhile, the corporation has prepared a list of damaged roads and plans to undertake patchwork worth about Rs 6.5 crore in the first phase. Estimates are being prepared and tenders are being issued. The MCD aims to start the repairs by the end of September. Besides road and drainage works, the plan includes park development, footpaths, safety walls, community buildings, mini-stadium up-gradation and improvements to office infrastructure.
The projects are expected to address several pending local infrastructure issues. However, their impact on residents would depend on timely execution and adherence to quality standards, said the residents of the city.
