Internal sector roads dominate Gurugram dust-control repair plan

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Majority of the street community proposed to be redeveloped this 12 months to curb mud air pollution in Gurugram will comprise inner sector roads, in accordance with town’s clear air motion plan ready beneath the framework of the Fee for Air High quality Administration.

The plan covers roads beneath MCG, GMDA, PWD, HSVP and NHAI, and hyperlinks freeway stretches to asset administration techniques for security. (PR Archive)

The plan, assessed by PR, recognized round 726 km of street community in debilitating situation attributable to unfastened mud, bitumen injury and potholes, making them unsafe for commuters. Of this, round 554 km of roads proposed for restore and recarpeting have a right-of-way width of lower than 10 metres and primarily serve inner connectivity for residential societies and villages.

Redevelopment has additionally been deliberate for about 83 km of roads with a proper of approach between 10 and 15 metres, which operate as two-lane arterial or hyperlink roads. All roads with a proper of approach of lower than 10 metres fall beneath the jurisdiction of the Municipal Company of Gurugram. Amongst roads with a width of 10 to fifteen metres, round 49km are beneath the MCG, whereas about 20km and 14km fall beneath the Public Works Division and the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, respectively.

Round 430 crore is estimated to be spent on phased restore works of recognized inner sector roads. As well as, civic companies are anticipated to take a position one other 280 crore by 2028 to redevelop different recognized street stretches with a proper of approach width between 10 and 30 metres.

The plan has additionally earmarked roads beneath the Gurugram Metropolitan Improvement Authority which can be in poor situation. These embrace round 30km of roads with a proper of approach between 15 and 20 metres and about 19km with a width of greater than 60 metres, serving as state highways or six-lane corridors.

The Nationwide Freeway Authority of India has been tasked with sustaining 18km of its 36km street community in Gurugram recognized beneath the plan. This consists of round 12km with a proper of approach better than 60 metres and 6km between 45 and 60 metres. The plan states that every one NHAI roads have been linked to the street asset administration system to make sure security, effectivity and price effectiveness.

Earlier, by the Sanjaya App managed by the Ministry of Highway Transport and Highways, round 32 accident blackspots had been recognized within the district, which collectively accounted for 50 fatalities in 2025.

Of the 396km of sector and inner roads to be redeveloped this 12 months, civic companies have been assigned month-to-month targets, starting from 10.4km in January and 15.3km in March to 1.07km in July, earlier than peaking at 108km every in October, November and December.

“Practical targets primarily based on seasonal modifications have been set to make town clear, dust-free and safer for commuters to journey. The plan acknowledges that rebuilding actions will sluggish throughout monsoon season and can once more decide up as soon as the dry climate spell resurfaces,” mentioned a senior MCG official, requesting anonymity.