NOIDA: A day after the Uttar Pradesh government appointed Sanjeev Saran as the chairman and CEO for Noida, the new chief drew up a roadmap for completion of all projects that are stuck. The officer also outlined plans to clean up the city besides making it greener. He also directed his team of engineers to repair and take up maintenance of city roads on a war footing.
The focus will be on public projects and those that affect the lives of people on a day-to-day basis besides the five projects on the CM’s priority list. “Issues that directly affect the common man, including connectivity of roads, public transport, sanitation and horticulture, will be given precedence,” Saran said.
The Authority will ensure that basic facilities are provided before any new sectors are developed,” Saran said. The CEO has directed officials to launch a 15-day cleanliness campaign starting Monday. “Noida boasts a slogan-clean and green Noida-which I will reinforce,” Saran said. “From Monday, the city will be swept clean and citizens will see the difference,” he added. “Having witnessed the sorry state of roads in Noida, I have directed my engineers to take up the repair and restoration work immediately. In the next phase, we will start upgrade of the road network by planning flyovers and underpasses,” Saran added. “Out-of-order streetlights will be repaired and drains cleared up,” he added.
In a meeting of all the heads of departments on Saturday, he said the Authority will look at the projects launched during the previous BSP regime which were now stalled. But, he added, they will be reviewed in detail. The CEO has asked officials to present details of all work orders of over Rs 1 crore given after December 15, 2011, by Monday. He said all the policy decisions taken during the previous party’s tenure will be examined.
Talking about the developmental projects, which have been pending since the new Samajwadi Party took over, the CEO laid stress on pushing the important projects towards completion. Projects like the extension of Metro route, which is part of the Phase-III DMRC plan, and is awaiting signing of the MoU, will be taken up. “During my last tenure, the Authority had inked the MoU with the DMRC in 2006, and we will soon hold a meeting with DMRC to take the project forward,” Saran said.
The widening of NH-24 and the go-ahead for building underpasses as well as flyovers along the route will also fast tracked. Another project that the Noida chief plans to put a stamp of approval on is the alternative bridge that has to be constructed at Kalindi Kunj over the Okhla barrage. A decision on the toll for the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will also be taken. “We will soon fix a date for the much delayed board meeting, where we will finalize the budget for this year,” he said.

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