New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) As Delhi Tuesday missed a crucial deadline to clear its roads of rubble ahead of the Commonwealth Games, the city government extended the deadline for the clean-up act to Aug 31.
‘The deadline for clearing debris has been extended to Aug 31. Till now, nearly 60,000 tonnes of debris have been cleared,’ Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta told reporters here.
A huge amount of rubble is still lying on the roads in parts of the capital even though the Aug 10 deadline to clean up the roads ended Tuesday.
The places where debris could still be found are Civil lines, Pandara Road, Ring Road, around Talkatora Stadium, Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Connaught Place and many other areas in central Delhi.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit insisted that the debris had been cleaned to a large extent and the remaining would be done soon.
She attributed the deadline miss to the involvement of various agencies in the Games projects which are not under the Delhi government.
Speaking at a function at her residence, Dikshit asked the media to present a ‘real picture’ of the work done by the government in clearing rubble and said debris had been removed to a large extent.
‘There is bound to be debris when there is construction of a road or a house or a building. However, we will clean up the rest in time,’ she told reporters. The Games will be held from Oct 3-14.
