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Delhi Approves ₹125 Crore Burari Road & Drainage Revamp Project
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News18•20-09-2026, 21:00
Delhi Approves ₹125 Crore Burari Road & Drainage Revamp Project
- •The Delhi government has sanctioned a ₹125 crore integrated project to upgrade roads and drainage in the Burari area.
- •PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh announced the project after inspecting Burari Road and drainage works with PWD officials.
- •The plan includes improving the entire 7.1-kilometer Burari Road corridor, with sections developed as bituminous and concrete (RCC) roads.
- •A 9.3-kilometer comprehensive drainage network, estimated at ₹75 crore, will be developed to address storm-water drainage and waterlogging.
- •Drainage work has been tendered, and road work is expected to be tendered within 10 days; local MLA Sanjeev Jha expressed dismay at not being invited to the site visit.
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The Delhi government has approved a Rs 125 crore integrated project for Burari, which includes improving a 7.1-kilometre stretch of Burari Road and constructing a 9.3-km comprehensive drainage network to address waterlogging.
The Burari Road will be improved across three sections: the Outer Ring Road to Baba Colony section as a 3.2-km bituminous road, the Baba Colony to Nathupura section as a 3.9-km concrete (RCC) road, and the Nathupura to Hiranki section as a bituminous road.
According to officials, the drainage work for the Burari revamp has already been tendered, while the road work is expected to be tendered within 10 days.
