Manish Sisodia was despatched to five-day custody of the CBI by a particular court docket in Delhi
New Delhi:
The inauguration of the Ashram flyover extension scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed in mild of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s arrest, officers mentioned on Monday.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was presupposed to inaugurate it on Tuesday.
“The flyover extension was presupposed to be thrown open to the general public on Tuesday and had acquired the date from the chief minister’s workplace. But in mild of the current developments, we are going to now have to hunt a brand new date from his workplace. The work on the flyover extension has been accomplished,” an official mentioned.
The CBI on Sunday arrested Mr Sisodia in reference to alleged corruption within the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise coverage for 2021-22 referring to the sale of alcohol.
He was despatched to five-day custody of the CBI by a particular court docket right here.
Mr Sisodia, who additionally holds the Public Works Department (PWD) portfolio, had earlier this month carried out an on-sight inspection to evaluate the progress of the work.
The flyover will enable passengers to bypass three site visitors lights between Ashram Chowk and DND, making vehicular motion smoother, in keeping with officers.
At current, autos coming and going from Noida and Ghaziabad to South Delhi should grapple with congestion whereas travelling from the DND loop to the Ashram intersection.
The development work of the flyover extension began in June 2020 after the challenge was authorised by the Cabinet. The complete price of the challenge is Rs 128.25 crore whereas the entire size of the flyover together with the ramp is 1,425 metres.
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