India, Sept. 7 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to begin revamp of the pedestrian stretch from Sunder Nursery to Shaheen Bagh metro station, officials said on Saturday.

The project will cover around nine kilometres of the stretch, estimated at Rs.2.67 crore, and is said to be completed within 60 days after the work begins later this month. Officials said the project is also aimed at encouraging people to use the metro instead of private vehicles, as Sunder Nursery has increasingly become a traffic choke point.

The stretch between the heritage park to Jasola, passing the Government Boys' Senior Secondary School, has long been in need of repair. Uneven pathways, broken kerbstones and encroachments make the stretch difficult...