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Red Fort area gets civic overhaul, traffic curbs for I-Day
Agencies are racing to fix waterlogging, drains, and stray animals around the Red Fort before Independence Day, after heavy rain waterlogged approach roads. The defence ministry ordered the MCD, NDMC, PWD and…
The Story in Brief
Agencies are racing to fix waterlogging, drains, and stray animals around the Red Fort before Independence Day, after heavy rain waterlogged approach roads. The defence ministry ordered the MCD, NDMC, PWD and DJB to clean sewers and manholes in Chandni Chowk and surrounding areas. Stray dogs must be removed from the venue, and food waste that attracts birds will be controlled, a MCD official told TOI. Temporary toilets, ramps, lighting and emergency services are also being readied.
Delhi Traffic Police has announced road closures from 4 am to 10 am on August 15. Affected stretches include Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian Road, and Chandni Chowk Road. Goods vehicles are banned from midnight on August 14 till 11 am on August 15 between Nizamuddin Khatta and Wazirabad Bridge. Delhi Metro will run from 4 am with trains every 30 minutes on all lines, the DMRC said. Alternate routes via Aurobindo Marg, Ring Road and NH-24 have been suggested for commuters.
The Indian Opinion
Every year, the same last-minute rush to patch up Delhi before the national event. The city's crumbling drains and stray dogs are not an August surprise. Yet neither the MCD nor the PWD plans for the monsoon in June. With the defence ministry now breathing down their necks, one number to watch is whether desilting of vulnerable spots gets done before the next downpour, or if this is merely a one-day band-aid.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, news.abplive.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
