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In addition, a dedicated drive to fix swings and other children’s play equipment will soon be launched to ensure safer and better-maintained recreational spaces across the city.
The repair work already began in certain zones, officials said.
Accordingly, a tender of approximately ₹10 crore was floated. So far, 300 parks were covered. The appointed agency will not only repair broken or damaged equipment but also maintain it for 1 year,” the official said.
Because they are broken and not maintained properly, “What is the point of establishing the facilities when people can’t use them. “After the previous contract ended, it took time to appoint a new agency due to a shortage of funds.
There is a need to formulate a proper maintenance policy,” he said. The issue of damaged gym equipment in parks was raised during Monday’s Standing Committee meeting by Mahipalpur councillor Inderjeet Sehrawat. He highlighted how broken and poorly maintained facilities discouraged residents from using them. We tried to secure funds from the Chief Minister’s Development Fund, but that did not materialise.
After the issue was raised in the Standing Committee last year, the then MCD Commissioner approved funds from his own budget.
Regarding children’s play equipment, ₹1.2 crore was allocated for a one-time repair drive covering facilities across more than 1,200 wards. MSID:: 128752914 413 |
“To avoid any untoward incidents, it would be better if repair work is completed on time,” said a councillor. We expect MCD to reinstall them only when they are repaired properly,” said Aggarwal. The work was expected to begin soon. Councillors pointed out that with summer vacations already underway, children were visiting parks more frequently. The development comes amid persistent complaints from residents about broken swings and slides. Karan Aggarwal, a resident of D Block, East of Kailash, informed that the swings and slides were broken at his neighbourhood park (Godavari Park) for a long time. “After that, I wrote on the PMO portal and MCD; the latter got the swings and slides dismantled to ensure no other child gets injured.