CM Rekha Gupta pulls up departments over delay in execution of projects, tells them to expedite work

In a recent meeting, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta criticized government departments for delays in executing significant projects. These projects include the construction of residential flats for judicial officers in Dwarka, electric bus charging infrastructure, and sewage treatment plants. The CM emphasized the need to expedite these projects without further delay.

The meeting aimed to review the status of big-budget projects approved by the Finance department's Expenditure Finance Committee about a year ago. Notably, the residential complex for judicial officers at Dwarka Sector 19, costing approximately Rs 171.58 crore, has yet to award a tender despite being approved in April 2025. The previous AAP-led government had constructed 70 flats on the land, but they were recently demolished due to construction flaws.

The new plan includes a multi-storey tower with 52 Type-V quarters, 34 Type-VI quarters, and two basements. Gupta also reviewed plans for electric bus charging infrastructure at various locations, a project approved last year at an estimated cost of Rs 107.02 crore. Additionally, she examined the construction of 27 decentralised sewage treatment plants, a terminal sewage pumping station, and a 10-MGD STP at Delhi Gate, with a cost of Rs 3,104 crore.

The construction of a high-security jail in Narela, approved last year at Rs 148.58 crore, is underway and expected to be completed by November next year. Gupta directed the Home department to identify a suitable vacant plot for constructing another jail complex to facilitate a phased relocation of the Tihar Jail complex.