Delhi to start dismantling BRT corridor today

January 19, 2016 09:06

Dismantling of the Bus Rapid Transit corridor, a 5.8-km long stretch from Moolchand to Ambedkar Nagar, will start today with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia initiating the process.

The BRT corridor, which was built in 2008 by the previous Sheila Dikshit dispensation at a cost of around Rs 180 crore, will be completely dismantled by February. The deconstruction will cost around Rs 12 crore.

A senior government official said the dismantling work will be carried out only in nights to ensure smooth movement of traffic.

"The deputy chief minister will start the process of dismantling the BRT corridor, a pet project of former chief minister Sheila Dikshit, at 2 pm near DDA Flats in Madangir area today. PWD Minister Satyendar Jain and five local MLAs, who have been demanding its scrapping for long, will also take part in the process," the official said.

Transport Minister Gopal Rai said the AAP government was not against the concept of BRT, but the existing corridor was built on a "wrong" stretch of road.

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