India, Sept. 19 -- Aiming to improve pedestrian safety, the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Delhi government is mulling to implement a comprehensive monitoring-and-maintenance plan for subways and foot overbridges.
PWD Minister Parvesh Verma carried out a ground inspection with all the top officials of the department last month and found issues with the subways and foot over bridges (FOBs).
According to PWD officials, a company will be hired to undertake repairs and maintenance of six key subways at Shastri Nagar, Saraswati Vihar, Rohini Court, Inderlok, Wazirpur and Britannia Chowk in the first phase.
The contract is expected to cover at least a year, during which the focus will be on ensuring that these subways are safe and well-m...