India, Sept. 27 -- Stretches of Ring Road and Outer Ring Road - awaiting revamp since 2021 - are finally set for repair and strengthening work, officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) said on Friday, adding that the project has received clearance from the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) allocations for Delhi.

The identified stretches were last repaired in 2016 and were originally scheduled for strengthening in 2021. However, delays in fund release pushed the work back by more than four years.

"Funding has been the primary hurdle. With CRIF now cleared, we will take up the long-pending stretches one by one. However, restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) during the upcoming winter may affect timeline...