GHAZIABAD: Mayor Sunita Dayal on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for Rs 4.7 crore development work in the Vasundhara zone.Under it, pothole-riddled roads in wards 54, 61 and near Mewar Institute are set for a major revamp. Contractors have been directed not to compromise on the quality of work. Our officials will carry out quality checks from time to time, Dayal said.The stretch from Meerut trisection to Duhai Road along the Namo Bharat corridor, which was damaged during work on the corridor, is also set for a facelift.While the road and sidewalks were repaired by the NCR transport corporation recently, the stretch continued to be engulfed in darkness.Several streetlights were damaged during the construction were still left unattend. The GMC now plans to install street lights on the stretch. As per plans, the street lights will be installed on the median over which the Namo Bharat corridor passes, electric poles will be erected and there is also a plan to install façade lighting on Namo Bharat corridor pillars to add to the aesthetic sense. The work will commence soon, the official added.Meanwhile, a Namo Bharat commuter Ratnesh Singh said, We are greeted with a dark and unlit stretch once we get off the Namo Bharat stations from Ghaziabad to Duhai. There are no street lights which makes the whole stretch dangerous for commuters as well as pedestrians.We also published the following articles recentlyBengaluru: Toll set to be collected on 1st stretch of Satellite Town Ring Road from todayThe first section of the Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) in Bengaluru, connecting Doddaballapur bypass and Hoskote, will be open for traffic. Toll collection for the 34-km stretch will begin on Friday. The STRR, being constructed by the National Highways Authority of India, aims to link the northern part of Bengaluru with the eastern side and divert heavy vehicles away from the city. The completion of the entire 80-km stretch is expected by February 2024, which will significantly reduce heavy vehicle traffic entering Bengaluru.Damage control following Saturday night party at Kartapur CorridorIn an attempt to salvage the reputation of the Project Management Unit (PMU) after the recent criticism surrounding a party at Kartarpur Corridor, Giani Gobind Singh, the head granthi of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, released a video. He claimed that there was no violation of Sikh religious conduct during the "official dinner" hosted by the PMU. Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, Kultar Singh Sandhwan, also gave a clean chit to the incident, stating that the dinner took place two kilometers away from the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib and should be considered separate from it.Let there be light...on these Chennai roadsThe Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has been slow in installing streetlights, leaving many areas in the city with dark stretches. The maintenance contracts for existing streetlights have also not been renewed, resulting in non-functioning lights in over 1,375 locations. Residents have complained about the lack of streetlights, which make them feel unsafe, and makeshift solutions like fixing LED bulbs on electric poles have been implemented. The GCC has identified 152 dark spots in the city and has installed lights based on requests from councillors.

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