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Why Is Delhi Building New Roads and Drains? 🚧

Delhi’s government began projects worth 170 crore Indian rupees to improve factory areas.

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Key Points

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Total budget: 170 crore Indian rupees.

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Projects cover nine industrial locations across the city.

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Road upgrades: roughly 15 km.

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New stormwater drainage: about 34 km.

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Delhi’s chief minister started the work at a ceremony.

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Summary

The plan will fix about 15 kilometres of roads that have been rough for years.

It will also add about 34 kilometres of drainage to stop rain water from flooding streets.

The work aims to make travel easier and keep the industrial zones clean and safe.

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New Words to Learn

12 words
industrial
places where factories and big workshops are
infrastructure
the basic things like roads and pipes that help a city work
drainage
pipes and channels that move water away
stormwater
rain water that falls during a storm
waterlogging
when too much water stays on the ground and makes it soggy
connectivity
how easy it is to travel from one place to another
modernising
making something newer and better
civic
related to the city and its services
inaugurated
officially started by a leader
affirmed
said something is true
deficiencies
things that are missing or not good enough
adequate
enough or good enough
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