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Rs.26,808 crore to be spent in the run-up to C'Wealth Games

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: Delhi Finance and Public Works Department Minister A.K. Walia on Wednesday disclosed that a whopping Rs.26,808 crore would be spent on infrastructure development in Delhi in the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Capital.

Talking to newsmen after chairing a meeting to finalise schemes under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Dr. Walia said an estimated Rs. 26,808 crore would be spent by different agencies on infrastructure development such as construction of 25 flyovers, road over-bridges, road under-bridges, tunnel roads, multi-level automated car parking lots, low cost housing, development of roads, commissioning of High Capacity Bus System, Light Rail Transit (LRT) System, Monorail, development of Inter-State Bus Terminals, re-development of Connaught Place, old city heritage area, augmentation of storm water drainage, water and sewerage sectors, purchase of air-conditioned buses and improvement of stadiums.

The Delhi Government would spend Rs.6,209 crore under its State Plan for development of infrastructure in Delhi before the Commonwealth Games.

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