Delhi’s much-awaited first skywalk at ITO crossing was inaugurated by Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (I/C) recently. The 400-meter skywalk is funded by the central government and designed by Public Works Department. The skywalk that cost around `55 crore offers various facilities including seven elevators each having a capacity of 20 people, free WiFi facility, CCTV Cameras for providing better safety to ‘sky-walkers’, LED lights and solar PV modules. The skywalk connects Sikandra Road, Mathura Road, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and Pragati Maidan, ITO Metro Station and Supreme Court. The government is also planning to construct more such skywalks at other important junctions.
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