Jaipur: Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has approved Rs 47.87 crore for constructing an underpass from the Triveni ROB side to Bhaskar Puliya, while Rs 4.25 crore has been sanctioned for developing a sports arena beneath the Civil Lines railway overbridge (ROB). The authority has also approved Rs 6.94 crore for constructing a footpath on Gandhi Path in Zone 7.The decisions were taken at the JDA’s 11th Project Works Committee (PWC) meeting held Thursday under the chairmanship of Jaipur development commissioner Siddharth Mahajan.Among road infrastructure proposals, Rs 42.39 crore has been earmarked for widening and improving Kalwar Road from C-Zone Bypass to Vinayak Hotel. The authority has also approved Rs 10.68 crore for shifting electricity cables, streetlight utilities and transformers obstructing the widening of two sector roads in Zone 9. These include the 100-foot road from Goner-Jagatpura Puliya to Khatipura railway station and the 160-foot road from NRI Circle to VIT Road and Dantli Road.
Rs 4.25 crore has been sanctioned for developing a sports arena beneath the Civil Lines railway overbridge (ROB)
An expenditure of Rs 6.83 crore has been approved for resurfacing the road running alongside the railway line from the 200-foot Bypass to Khatipura ROB and onwards to Khirni ROB.Another Rs 6.14 crore has been sanctioned for drain construction, road widening and resurfacing on Prince Road in Vaishali Nagar.The committee also considered a proposal worth Rs 8.42 crore for development works on Vikramaditya Marg in Mansarovar and a proposal worth Rs 3.56 crore for upgrading road safety infrastructure on major roads in Zone 9.In addition, the JDA approved Rs 6.64 crore under an annual rate contract for shifting and dismantling high- and low-tension electricity lines and transformers along sector roads and at various locations across its jurisdiction.The authority has also sanctioned Rs 2.92 crore for renovating the fire-fighting and fire alarm systems at the JDA headquarters.
