Delhi govt to give Chandi Chowk a facelift

In a major redevelopment project, the Delhi government would carry out an integrated plan for all the services and creating a heritage environment on the stretches of Chandi Chowk. The state government has kept re-development of Chandni Chowk in Walled City as priority and it formed a coordination group to overcome any obstacle coming in the way. This was decided at a recent meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and attended by Union Minister Kapil Sibal who represents Chandni Chowk in Lok Sabha. Senior officials of various departments and agencies were present in the meeting. Sibal requested Dikshit to ensure early start of work. It was also decided to give responsibility of maintaining roads above 60 ft width to PWD which are currently under municipal corporation. The power department and private discoms have been told to put all the power cables underground. All agencies have been told to work in tandem to ensure completion of work at the earliest, Dikshit said.