Gurugram, Nov. 7 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to appoint an agency to maintain the MG Road stretch in Gurugram ahead of its formal handover, seeking to prevent deterioration while improvement work continues, officials said on Friday.

The section between the Westin Hotel near IFFCO Chowk and Sikanderpur Metro station is currently maintained by GMDA. It forms part of the MG Road corridor designated a national highway, linking NH-48 in Gurugram to the Delhi-Haryana border.

In an October 16 letter, GMDA requested NHAI to arrange operation and maintenance of the stretch on priority, even before the transfer is completed. It said the handover would follow c...