Delhi govt exploring possibility of concrete roads

“India is beginning to realise the potential of concrete roads and we in Delhi also need to explore this option of having concrete roads,” she told a seminar on concrete roads organised by the CII.

At present,Delhi has around 27,000 km of road length which includes national highways and other city roads. Dikshit said her government,however,does not favour concrete roads for busy stretches as it may create problem for agencies like DJB and power department to lay cables and waterpipes but she would welcome having concrete roads in various colonies.

Dikshit also sought cooperation from CII in developing concrete roads in the city. “We would like to forge greater partnership with the CII in thoroughly studying this option,” she said. Sumit Banerjee,chairman of CII’s cement industry division,said concrete roads by themselves offer tremendous advantages over conventional bitumen roads in both operational and financial terms.

Several top construction engineers across the country presented their papers in the seminar.