Prepare unified plan for Dwarka sub-city: L-G Baijal to DDA

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Prepare unified plan for Dwarka sub-city: L-G Baijal to DDA

Saturday, 22 February 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

In a bid to develop an eco system for Dwarka Sub-City, including proper parking facility, women and children safety, commercial and social activities, the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal on Friday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to merge all the projects by preparing a strategic plan to develop the eco system for Dwarka.

The strategic plan will focus on a range of issues related to regional connectivity of Dwarka, woman and children safety and security, lack of commercial activities, lack of work centres, parking issues and similarly lack of public activities/social infrastructure.

“Our main goal is to deliver a pleasing urban experience included high quality and safe (especially for women) and to deliver High Return on Investment. Currently, y the Dwarka Sub-city is not seen as an investment destination, projects are being fragmented and women safety is a big concern in this area and entry and exit points of Dwarka are congested, that needs to be addressed,” said the official.

Officials also added that transportation is also a major problem in Dwarka as currently it takes nearly two hours per person to reach work centers by metro and frequency of airport express line is also less.

“Dwarka has a well-developed primary network of 60m, 45m and 30m roads, but has a weak secondary and terrtory network which is important for shorter commutes through walk or cycle. Thus, we have decided to connect rail connectivity by running high-quality electric multiple unit (EMU) on existing Railway Line which will connect Dwarka to Bijwasan and to Old Delhi and Ghaziabad,” said the official.

The official also recommended solutions in the strategic plan such as new metro link required to minimize interchange from Sector 21- Palam - Delhi Cantt - Sarai Rohilla RS, increasing frequency of Airport Line and decreasing fare could also be considered as an option and to reduce the traffic load on roads the options of BRTs or Light Rail could be explored. Further, to improve the Bus connectivity frequency of 2-5min during Peak hours and more direct routes to Job Centres are being planned,” they said.

Also, to tackle the issue of Dwarka considered as non-desired destination for investors, it was suggested to develop all Metro stations in Dwarka Sub-City along the Blue Line as a Metro boulevard.

During the meeting, LG also asked DDA, to provide solutions to reduce the use of private vehicle by making the areas within 500m of metro stations approachable to pedestrians with easy 6 minute walk, designing of an “Integrated Scheme” to create a direct access to metro through pedestrian friendly passages and walkway.

Moreover, DDA has also been asked to implement complete streets project inclusive of cycle tracks on 70km of Roads with making a green corridor.

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