DSIIDC to begin infrastructure work in Patparganj, Okhla-III

Delhi government's infrastructure development agency DSIIDC will begin upgradation work on roads, footpaths and other infrastructure in Patparganj and Okhla industrial Phase III areas from July 4.
The work will commence in the presence of Delhi Industry Minister Haroon Yusuf and representatives of industrial associations from the areas, a DSIIDC statement said today.
The two industrial areas had been transferred to the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC) following the industrial policy of 2010-12.
According to the statement, DSIIDC intends to upgrade the infrastructure of the industrial areas by improving roads, drains and footpaths.
"DSIIDC will complete the construction work in both cases in six months. The agency assigned with the job will also maintain these industrial areas for five years," DSIIDC spokesperson said.

The cost of the construction and maintenance in Patparganj industrial area will be approximately Rs 9.40 crore and Rs 6.55 crore in Okhla Industrial area Phase III.
The Patparganj industrial area, which was planned and commissioned in 1992, has 609 industrial units engaged in manufacturing surgical goods, metal processing, dyeing, electro plating, rolling and other high manufacturing sector.
On the other hand, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase III, which is one of the oldest industrial areas in the city, has about 260 industrial units.