PWD Minister Parvesh Verma Announces New Skywalk For Laxmi Nagar
On Saturday, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma announced that the Laxmi Nagar area of East Delhi will soon get a brand new skywalk. The upcoming infrastructure project is designed to significantly improve pedestrian movement and streamline traffic flow in the busy locality.
The minister made the announcement while conducting an on-the-ground inspection of waterlogging mitigation works at the Patparganj highway stretch and the Jhilmil underpass. Both of these key locations in East Delhi have previously witnessed recurrent waterlogging issues during the monsoon season.
During the inspection, Verma reviewed the existing drainage infrastructure, ongoing desilting works, and various engineering measures undertaken at Patparganj and the Jhilmil underpass. To further enhance drain efficiency, officials also discussed the planned expansion of precast stormwater drains across East Delhi.
According to Verma, these pending development works are being executed through the coordinated efforts of multiple government bodies. The collaborative team includes the PWD, the Delhi Jal Board, and the irrigation and flood control department, along with other administrative agencies working to resolve the remaining infrastructure issues.
Reflecting on the city's drainage improvements, Verma said, "There was a time when people feared waterlogging; however, now we ask people to pray for more rainfall as nearly 80-90% of Delhi’s waterlogging issues have already been addressed. The remaining critical locations are also being taken up for repair works."
The joint infrastructure inspection was organized under the Delhi government’s "Government on Wheels" initiative. This specific program aims to enable ministers to personally monitor public works projects directly on the ground and review their real-time progress.
A delegation of local representatives accompanied the minister during his tour of East Delhi. The group included Laxmi Nagar MLA Abhay Verma, Patparganj MLA Ravinder Singh Negi, Trilokpuri MLA Ravikant, and Shahdara MLA Sanjay Goyal, alongside several senior administrative officials.
