The track will be largely away from traffic, situated between park walls and footpaths, and will include three tabletop crossings.
A 2.7km cycling track along the periphery of Nehru Park in Chanakyapuri is likely to be operationalised by the end of June, New Delhi Municipal Corporation officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday, adding that around 60% of the work on the facility has been completed. The under-construction cycle track at Nehru Park in New Delhi on Wednesday. The Nehru Park is spread over an area of 75 acres and it is situated in an area surrounded by various embassies, high commissions, and residences of diplomats, apart from state houses. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo) The Nehru Park is spread over an area of 75 acres and it is situated in an area surrounded by various embassies, high commissions, and residences of diplomats, apart from state houses. Construction work for a cycling track around the park began in January after lieutenant governor VK Saxena laid the foundation stone. Initially, it was expected to be developed in four months.
A senior NDMC official said that of the total length of 2.7km, concrete has been laid across 1.6km, and the track is expected to be usable within a month. He added that the project has various hurdles, in the form of rocky structures and labour shortages. “Most of the hurdles that the project faced have been removed. There were also two mobile towers along the proposed length. One has been relocated, while the […]
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