Information about construction of Mohan Nagar Flyover over Railway line

Application for seeking information under RTI Act

The Public Information Officer,
Ghaziabad Development Authority,
Ghaziabad – 201 002

Sir,

Re: Information about construction of Mohan Nagar Flyover over Railway line

Preamble:
This has a reference to the news item published in NBT Ghaziabad on 21-Dec-07 titled ‘Birbal ki kichdi bana Mohan Nagar Flyover’. Thousands of vehicles/ travelers use Mohan Nagar Flyover over Railway line daily and are subjected to slow traffic/ traffic jams. Additional flyover is a must to avoid slow movement of traffic, traffic jams. There is urgent need to stop pollution being caused due to slow movement of traffic and traffic jams. This avoidable pollution caused by exhaust gases of vehicles is contributing to poor air quality in this area and also contributing to global warming?

Please provide following information:
1. Date of start of work of construction of Mohan Nagar Flyover?

2. Expected time of completion at the start of project?

3. Reasons of delay and documentary details of efforts made to expedite and complete the work?

4. Have the officers of GDA discussed the delays in completion with the Government of India and Uttar Pradesh and Ministry of Railways? The documentary details of officers concerned of GDA and railways and issues taken may be submitted.

5. Present status of pending works by GDA and railways?

6. Revised Expected time of completion and revised Estimate cost of project?

7. The names, designations, address, phone nos. and email ID of the officials of GDA and railways who are responsible for planning, construction and monitoring of this project?

8. How much funds were provided in 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 budget and year wise funds utilization?

9. Please advise month wise progress planned and actually made on this flyover, the reasons of variations from the planned target dates and the corrective action taken with dates thereof?

10. Has GDA communicated to Railways that each day thousand of vehicles are burning extra fuel due to traffic jam and slow movement of traffic due to incompleted flyover?

11. Have officers of GDA communicated to Railways that burning of extra fuel due to slow traffic and traffic jams which is due to uncompleted flyover and irreversible pollution is being caused in this area and the exhaust gases emitted by vehicles is contributing to global warming?

12. Are the authorized aware that due to the vehicular pollution in this area there are a number of cases of lung infection?

13. The details of action GDA has taken against the officers responsible for delay in construction/ completion.

14. What action would be taken against these officials for not completing this work in planned time frame and for causing harassment to the public due to delay? By when would that action be taken?

I state that the information sought does not fall within the restrictions contained in Section 8 and 9 of the Act and to the best of my knowledge it pertains to your office. This is to certify that I, Rajiv Kumar Agarwal s/o. of Shri Shobha Ram Agarwal, am a citizen of India.

I am depositing Rs. 10/- per Indian Postal Order No. 66E 264708 for Rs. 10/- as prescribed application fee.



Rajiv Kumar Agarwal
Executive Editor, Reform 4 Better Governance,
1st Floor, KK-3, Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad – 201 002
Email: rajiv50@gmail.com
Mobile No. 9810717902

Place: Ghaziabad
Date: 01-Jan-2008

Copy to :
NBT Ghaziabad, C-76, First Floor, RDC; Ghaziabad. Ph: 2828182/ 83, Fax: 4113007
The General Manager, Northern Railways, New Delhi

Encl: 1. Indian Postal Order 2. Copy of clipping from NBT Ghaziabad

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