New Delhi: The Delhi High court has
sought an explanation from MCD for not adopting modern
technology for re-laying the city roads for better quality as
the scheduled time for hosting the Commonwealth Game in
October is approaching fast.
In an order, Justice Kailash Gambhir sought a detailed
affidavit from the civic agency by April 7 and asked MCD to
consult the Central Road and Research Institute to introduce a
proper mechanism for relaying the roads.
The court said the agency had assured it to adopt
international standards to ensure better life tenure of roads
during the monsoon in September last year but nothing has been
done so far.
"....MCD shall indicate as to whether they have
acquired two machines namely jetpatching and infra red heater
and within how much time the machines will be functional on
the roads of Delhi," said the order.
The court was hearing a petition seeking direction to
the city government and MCD for not taking appropriate steps
to maintain better quality of roads with the onset of monsoon.
-PTI
First Published: Friday, February 26, 2010, 00:40