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GMDA to spend Rs 8.60 crore on 7 Gurugram road green belts
GMDA will spend over Rs 8.60 crore to develop, upgrade and maintain green areas along seven sector-dividing roads in Gurugram, with three tenders already floated. The landscaped stretches are designed to absorb…
The Story in Brief
GMDA will spend over Rs 8.60 crore to develop, upgrade and maintain green areas along seven sector-dividing roads in Gurugram, with three tenders already floated. The landscaped stretches are designed to absorb rainwater runoff, and ground levels have been lowered at select spots to improve drainage during the monsoon.
Contractors will have six months to complete development, followed by 36 months of maintenance. GMDA CEO PC Meena said the initiative aims to improve green infrastructure while tackling waterlogging. The authority had already cleaned and prepared several green belts before this monsoon.
The Indian Opinion
Critics often dismiss green belt projects as window-dressing for Gurugram's chronic waterlogging. But the 36-month maintenance clause and the deliberate lowering of ground levels suggest a practical, if modest, fix. The real test will come next monsoon: do these belts actually drain streets faster, or will they just become overgrown plots?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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