Delhi infrastructure undertaking: Centre approves Rs 24,000-crore plan to decongest Delhi; Tunnel to hyperlink Mahipalpur to Vasant Kunj

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday introduced that the Centre had given a inexperienced sign to infrastructure initiatives value Rs 24,000 crore, aimed toward easing visitors congestion and decreasing air pollution within the capital and its surrounding areas. Among the many key developments is a five-kilometre tunnel connecting Shiv Murti–Mahipalpur on the Dwarka Expressway with Nelson Mandela Highway in Vasant Kunj. The tunnel shall be constructed by the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and is anticipated to price round Rs 3,500 crore.The undertaking was accepted throughout a latest assembly with Union Highway Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, mentioned Gupta, quoted by PTI.She added that the tunnel will comprise two underground tubes, every with three lanes, providing a seamless, signal-free route between South Delhi and Dwarka/Gurugram. It would even be outfitted with trendy amenities comparable to electro-mechanical methods, air flow, fireplace security infrastructure, CCTV surveillance, management rooms, emergency exits, and cross-passages. The CM knowledgeable that work on these tunnels is anticipated to start subsequent yr. She mentioned the undertaking would assist decongest crucial visitors choke factors comparable to Rangpuri, Dhaula Kuan, Rao Tula Ram Marg, and Nationwide Freeway 48 (NH-48).The tunnel will function a significant hyperlink between Central and East Delhi and main nationwide highways and expressways, together with the Delhi Expressway (NE-5), NH-44, NH-10, the Delhi-Jaipur Freeway (NH-48), and the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway (NH-709B), by way of the City Extension Highway and Dwarka Expressway. Gupta mentioned that this undertaking is the “basis for the Delhi of the long run,” and can give the infrastructure within the capital, a brand new course, providing reduction to tens of millions.