Delhi/NCR
The NCR RWA has written to authority CEO Deepak Agarwal and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on February 20 over the maintenance issues of DND till the Supreme Court verdict comes on the matter. For this, they have proposed a joint action committee comprising of Noida Authority, Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd (NTBCL - responsible for DND maintenance) and Delhi government to coordinate amongst them for the same.
"Since the Supreme Court verdict of (November 11, 2016) upholding the Allahabad High Court order (Oct 26, 2016) for a toll free DND, the maintenance of the said road has stopped as NTBCL, primary company responsible for the maintenance of the road, is not doing the same. Because of this there is no regular cleaning, lighting, upkeep of plants and daily maintenance of the road. Also, there's need to increase police patrolling as well as deployment of fire tender and ambulance to tend to emergencies," said P S Jain, president Confederation of NCR Residents Welfare Associations (CONRWA).
According to Jain, since the possession of the road is with NTBCL it is the responsibility of the company to maintain it. "But there's no maintenance happening on the road," said Jain.
The NCR RWA has written to authority CEO Deepak Agarwal and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on February 20 over the maintenance issues of DND till the Supreme Court verdict comes on the matter. For this, they have proposed a joint action committee comprising of Noida Authority, Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd (NTBCL - responsible for DND maintenance) and Delhi government to coordinate amongst them for the same.
"Since the Supreme Court verdict of (November 11, 2016) upholding the Allahabad High Court order (Oct 26, 2016) for a toll free DND, the maintenance of the said road has stopped as NTBCL, primary company responsible for the maintenance of the road, is not doing the same. Because of this there is no regular cleaning, lighting, upkeep of plants and daily maintenance of the road. Also, there's need to increase police patrolling as well as deployment of fire tender and ambulance to tend to emergencies," said P S Jain, president Confederation of NCR Residents Welfare Associations (CONRWA).
According to Jain, since the possession of the road is with NTBCL it is the responsibility of the company to maintain it. "But there's no maintenance happening on the road," said Jain.
CONRWA further states that since one part of the road is under ownership and control of Noida authority and the other major part is in ownership and control of Delhi government, a joint responsibility of both to maintain the road falls on both bodies in the public interest. "Hence we've written to CEO Agarwal and CM Kejriwal to form a joint committee of Noida authority with NTBCL and Delhi government to carry out the maintenance work of the road before the condition worsens," said Jain.
Anil Sharma, general secretary, CONRWA, added that concerned officers from Delhi should also be asked to take care of the area falling under control of Delhi government. "It has been observed that the municipal toll collection by MCD Delhi, obstruct the road by stopping the vehicles in a non-disciplined manner. This obstruction on the road should be checked and the toll collection should be properly organised," said Sharma.
The DND flyway connecting Delhi and neighbouring Noida was declared toll free for commuters by the Allahabad High court order (of Oct 26, 2016) in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) number 118. R 60214/2012 filed by Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Associations (FONRWA of Nov 16, 2012) demanding a toll free DND.
The said judgment was further upheld by the Supreme Court on Oct 27, 2016 and also Nov 11, 2016 demanding a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) inquiry into the cost of the DND flyway project and submit a report before the Apex court.
Source - Magicbricks
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