New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The NDMC on Friday approved refurbishment of all road signages and decided to sign an agreement with the Central Road Research Institute to seek technical guidance for maintenance of road network in the area.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) held its council meeting and approved various infrastructure related proposals, vice-chairman Satish Upadhyay said.
The civic body approved New Delhi Municipal Council Plastic Waste Management Bye-laws 2024 for notification in the gazette.
The draft of the bye-laws was put on website of NDMC for inviting the comments of the public through email on March 14. After 30 days of public notice, no relevant comments were received on email and hard copy.
The road signages installed in NDMC during 2009-2010 complying with the prevailing IRC 67:2001, which pertains to code of practice for road signs, are not now compatible to latest IRC issued in 2022, Upadhyay said.
The latest IRC 67:2022 category distinguishes the signages in Urban local area from the signages installed on highway and expressways. The signages are further defined by colour, letter fonts and its size as well as type of reflective sheets based on visibility and sensitivity of area with respect to speed of vehicular traffic etc, he explained.
“At present there are 6439 existing signages in NDMC area and additional 80 new signages are required for schools etc. The total expenditure to replace all the existing signages along with provision of new signages will be about Rs 18.07 crore,” he added.
The NDMC will appoint and engage third party for this project during execution, he shared.
During the meeting, the council also approved the signing of MoA (Memorandum of Agreement) between NDMC and CRRI.
The MOA pertains to providing maintenance and rehabilitation measures for NDMC roads based on the visual condition surveys and road roughness measurements.
The road of North West Moti Bagh is in deteriorating condition, Upadhyay said, adding the road of the colony lastly resurfaced in the year 2013.
Before preparing the estimate, it was decided to take the consultation of CRRI with a view to get the best required treatment on these roads.
The council also approved a project for the improvement of Street Lighting System for safer Pedestrian movement, especially for women at night.
The council approved supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 8000 energy efficient individual controlled and monitored LED street light fittings that will be integrated with the Command & Control Centre. PTI SLB NB
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