Delhi CM Atishi Inspects Roads, Assures 'Pothole-Free By Diwali'; Visuals Surface

New Delhi: Delhi cabinet ministers led by Chief Minister Atishi hit the ground running on Monday morning, inspecting and identifying damaged roads across the city to ensure a pothole-free national capital by Diwali.

Atishi, accompanied by Public Works Department (PWD) engineers, visited different areas in south and southeast Delhi.

Tweet Of Delhi CM Atishi

In a post on X, the chief minister said she found roads at NSIC Okhla, Modi Mill flyover, Chirag Dilli, Tughalakabad, Mathura Road, Ashram Chowk and its underpass in a dilapidated condition. People have to face problems because of potholes on these roads, she said.

The chief minister directed the officials to start the repair work on a war footing and said "under the guidance of Arvind Kejriwal, it is our endeavour that all Delhiites get pothole-free roads by Diwali".

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दिल्ली में PWD की सभी सड़कों को गड्ढामुक्त बनाने की दिशा में आज सुबह 6 बजे से दिल्ली सरकार का पूरा कैबिनेट ग्राउंड जीरो पर उतरकर सड़कों का निरीक्षण कर रहा है।

इस क्रम में मैंने NSIC ओखला, मोदी मिल फ्लाइओवर, चिराग दिल्ली, तुगलकाबाद एक्सटेंशन, मथुरा रोड, आश्रम चौक व अंडरपास की… pic.twitter.com/k9HrGEuMkI

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) September 30, 2024

Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia inspected roads in east Delhi.

Sisodia, in a post on X, alleged that the BJP sent him and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to jail in fake cases to stall the work being done by the AAP government for the people of Delhi. Because of this, the condition of roads has worsened, he said.

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@ArvindKejriwal जी के निर्देश पर आज सुबह- सुबह मंत्री @Saurabh_MLAgk जी एवं PWD अधिकारियों के साथ पूर्वी दिल्ली में मदर डेयरी के सामने की सड़क का निरीक्षण किया. मदर डेयरी के सामने की सड़क की हालत ख़राब है. जगह- जगह गड्ढे हो रहे हैं. अब अगले कुछ दिन में इसे गड्ढामुक्त कर दिया… pic.twitter.com/7eoJomRGfk

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) September 30, 2024

Ministers Join In

Ministers Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Imran Hussain, and Mukesh Ahlawat also inspected the roads.

Rai inspected roads in northeast Delhi, Gahlot in west and southwest Delhi, Hussain in New Delhi and central Delhi, and Ahlawat in north and northwest Delhi.

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On Sunday, Atishi held a meeting to review the condition of roads in the city and said that all ministers would inspect roads in designated areas for a week to identify those in need of repair.

After the inspection, repair work will be started and all roads are expected to be pothole-free by the end of October, she had said.