New Delhi, February 11 The Delhi government has directed all officials to visit and inspect project sites on-site in the wake of the recent Janakpuri biker death incident, PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Wednesday.
The minister conducted a surprise inspection of a Public Works Department (PWD) project site near Tilak Bridge, ITO, where the government is carrying out drain remodeling work before the monsoon season.
"We have given directions to complete the construction of this wall; a tender has already been floated for this work. In light of the recent incident, we have instructed all officers to visit the sites and we are also conducting inspections," Singh told reporters.
The ITO area near the bridge had experienced waterlogging last year, after which a connecting drain is under repair; the drain runs along a Municipal Corporation of Delhi road.
"We will also be discussing this road with the MCD," Singh added.
Kamal Dhyani (25), a resident of Kailashpuri, was returning home from his office in Rohini early last week when he fell into a pit dug for Delhi Jal Board (DJB) work.
Earlier on Tuesday, PWD had issued fresh directives to carry out safety inspections of flyovers, underpasses, roadside drains, streetlights, and other road infrastructure.
Officials have been directed that all ongoing and future road excavation and construction works must be properly barricaded at all times during the day, and at night, the PWD has stated.
