Shed on Ggm’s Kataria underpass to help ‘limit waterlogging’

The Atul Kataria Chowk underpass connecting the stretch from Signature Towers to Sheetla Mata Mandir Street is presently present process an infrastructural improve, affecting visitors motion within the space, officers mentioned.

Charandeep Singh Rana, government engineer at Public Works Division (PWD), mentioned on Monday that the work to put in a shed/cover over the underpass started within the final week of November. “The matter was taken up by senior district administration officers in the course of the current Street Security Committee assembly. The frequent waterlogging on the underpass was additionally mentioned,” Rana mentioned.

“Regardless of everlasting pumps on place, repeated waterlogging complaints are obtained in the course of the monsoon, which prompted the district authorities to discover a everlasting resolution. As soon as put in, the shed is predicted to restrict rain-induced waterlogging on the underpass by appearing as a bodily barrier that stops rainwater from reaching the street floor,” Rana mentioned.

In line with Rana, the set up of a shed over the underpass is predicted to be accomplished by December-end. A young of round ₹3.23 crore has been awarded for a similar to a non-public contractor, who’s tasked with putting in peak boundaries of 5.5 metres to stop the entry of huge industrial items automobiles and vans, together with set up of signages.

Officers mentioned the shed was not included within the preliminary detailed challenge report of the underpass, which was commissioned by the Gurugram Metropolitan Improvement Authority. The underpass grew to become operational in early 2023.

Earlier, the visitors police had imposed momentary diversions on the stretch because of the erection of iron pillars on the stretch between November 25 and December 1. “Extra advisories will observe because the upgradation work progresses,” a visitors official mentioned.