MUNIRKA SUBWAY This stretch has been in a decrepit state since May 2007,when construction began on three flyovers between the IIT hostel and NH-8. The condition of the road worsened during the construction work when the stormwater drain in Munirka had to be relocated and the sewage from Munirka village started overflowing, a senior Public Works Department (PWD) official says. At present,the entire surface has come off and driving at night is especially scary. As RK Puram resident T P Shasi says,It is like driving on a village road at night the dust on the stretch is so dense that you cannot see. My cars bumper came off once after I hit a pothole. OfficialSPEAKA K Sinha,chief engineer,PWD,says the flyovers will be inaugurated by October,and the road under the IIT flyover and the RTR flyover road will be re-carpeted thereafter. The Munirka flyover is expected to be completed by November 15. The road underneath will be carpeted once the structure is ready. RAFI MARGA 10-metre crater was formed on Raisina Road on August 22 the day Delhi recorded 125 millimetres of rain. A month later,the crater has not been filled up in this VIP area and the stretch continues to be closed for traffic motorists are required to take a detour. The crater is close to the DMRC construction site for the Central Secretariat to Badarpur line. The exact cause of the road collapse is not clear as the DJB had also recently laid sewer line here. OfficialSPEAKNDMC was not available for comment despite repeated attempts. BHAIRON MargThe road here has caved in several times after Delhi Jal Board (DJB) pipelines burst repeatedly. On Friday,it burst again when a DJB official was setting up a water meter for the sixth time in two months. The stretches worst affected on Bhairon Marg include the road towards Mathura Road,the stretch opposite Pragati Maidans Gate number 1,the slip road towards Nizamuddin,and Ring Road-Bhairon Road T-point. The road is crucial for the Delhi governments pet project the Commonwealth Games as it serves as a link between the Games Village in East Delhi and Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Central Delhi. OfficialSPEAKAccording to a PWD official,the Delhi government has sanctioned a Rs 9-crore plan for redevelopment of Bhairon Road. As part of the plan,the existing Bhairon Marg would become one-way with four lanes on both sides and would cater to cars coming from Mathura Road towards Ring Road that take a turn from Bhairon Road junction. For traffic heading towards Mathura Road from Ring Road,the existing semi-circular road behind Pragati Maidan bus depot would be developed into a four-lane carriageway. DHAULA KUANBoth carriageways on the stretch between Dhaula Kuan and Subroto Park are a nightmare at all times of the day. With the Delhi Metro working on the line to IGI Airport,most of the area has been taken over. Whatever is left for motorists is pockmarked with potholes: the roads carpeting has come off and its down to loose pebbles. A little ahead,the Ridge Road coming towards Dhaula Kuan is in worse shape: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) claims the contractor has been told to repair the road at the earliest but the showers have delayed the work. OfficialSPEAKA DMRC spokesperson says: We are aware of the problem. The contractor has been mobilised and material has already been brought in to recarpet the road. The work was delayed due to the rains; it will begin in a day or two.
