By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: The Delhi executive has curtailed funds allocations for more than a few PWD development initiatives for 2021-22 to support scientific and healthcare amenities amid the continuing Covid pandemic, consistent with officers.
The Public Works Division’s director (works) additionally issued directions on this regard after receiving a conversation from the joint secretary (funds) on January 10.
Because of the continuing 3rd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi executive’s number one center of attention is to support scientific and healthcare amenities.
Therefore, the investment for quite a few development initiatives has been reduce, the officers mentioned on Thursday.
The revised funds allocation order issued via the PWD additionally requested officers to “strictly apply” financial system directions issued via the Finance Division of the Delhi executive.
“The expenditure all the way through the present monetary yr must no longer exceed the revised estimates (for) 2021-22. In case of an extra expenditure, which can’t be additional postponed, the involved zones might ship proposal for re-appropriation of budget via offering matching financial savings,” the order mentioned.
Probably the most initiatives for which budget had been curtailed are Barapullah Segment-3 increased hall; development of New Bypass highway parallel to the Ring Highway from Wazirabad to DND; flyover at Majnu Ka Tila-Metcalf Space crossing on Outer Ring Highway; widening of bridges on NH-10 at Tri Nagar, Inderlok, Karampura; and built-in transit hall building and side road community between Punjabi Bagh flyover and Raja Lawn flyover.
In keeping with the revised allocation, the funds estimate for the Barapullah Segment-3 challenge has been halved from Rs 150 crore to Rs 75 crore.
The funds for the development of a flyover and increased highway at Karawal Nagar, Ghonda and Brijpuri junction on Mangal Pandey Marg in northeast Delhi has been reduce down from Rs 100 crore to Rs 50 crore.
As in opposition to an previous allocation of Rs 20 crore for the development of a New Bypass highway parallel to the Ring Highway from Wazirabad to DND, the revised funds is simplest Rs 1 crore.
The funds for restore, rehabilitation and upkeep of bridges and flyovers has additionally been lowered to Rs 15 crore from Rs 30 crore. The federal government has additionally curtailed the funds for the development of foot overbridges from Rs 50 crore to Rs 40 crore.
Finances estimates for some a very powerful initiatives, just like the extension of the Ashram flyover as much as DND, had been larger. The revised funds for the challenge is Rs 80 crore, up from the sooner allocation of Rs 50 crore.
