HC sets up panel to monitor road construction

[dr.s.malhotra]

HC sets up panel to monitor road construction

TNN | Sep 13, 2011, 07.49AM IST Times of India
can be seen here : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/9963686.cms

Expressing anguish over the failure of MCD and other civic bodies in maintaining city roads, Delhi high court has set up a judicial panel headed by its former judge, Justice Rekha Sharma to monitor construction of roads of international standards. HC has also directed the officials of various civic bodies like MCD, NDMC and PWD, DJB to cooperate. Another retired additional sessions judge would be working as registrar in the panel.

The panel has been given a tenure of 6 months by the high court. It also fixed Rs 50,000 per sitting as honorarium for the committee head and Rs 25,000 for the registrar. The MCD will foot the bills. "... This court feels it appropriate to appoint Justice Rekha Sharma as a one-person committee to undertake the task of bringing all these authorities together to plan a time-bound programme for the construction of high quality roads of international standards having longer life along with proper maintenance and instant repair of the roads," the court said in its order. TNN

[sanro]

This is brilliant. Wish it was applicable to all the states and cities and villages in India.