Long time back I received a mail from Dr Sandeep Singh. I had misplaced it in my mailbox and finally yesterday I bumped into it again. Dr Singh is a resident of Model Town and complains about the authorities neglecting the development of north Delhi and he says that they are only concerned about improving conditions in south Delhi only.

He writes, “Why are the authorities and administration partial when it comes to development in north Delhi as compared to south Delhi? The entire stretch of the Ring Road from Ashram to Dhaula Kuan has flyovers making the flow of traffic smooth but when it comes to Azadpur crossing, the administration gives a step motherly treatment to it.”

He further writes, “In article dated November 24, 2004, a very valid point was raised regarding the encroachments in the city of Delhi and how it is one of the major reasons for traffic jams.

“One of the major areas where this problem is very acute is just before the Azadpur T-point on the Ring Road. The authorities in a bid to remove congestion have converged traffic coming from both Ring Road (From Model Town) and G.T. Road going towards the Azadpur T-point.

“Frequently there are massive jams on this small stretch of road not only due to the volume of traffic but also due to the huge number of encroachments by shopkeepers on the left hand side of the road when coming from Model Town side.

“Pedestrian movement and also parking of vehicles on the side creates a huge problem. It is really surprising that in times when whole of Delhi is being flooded with flyovers and subways, none has bothered to look in this direction. The urgent need here is both for a flyover as well as a subway.”

First I would like you to sit back and relax as Chatrasal stadium is very near to Azadpur and development of this area has to take place as this is also the venue for Commonwealth Games for few disciplines. So work will happen here sooner or later. The only concern right now at this intersection is encroachments and wrongly parked vehicles on the main carriageway. Cops need to do something about this.