Delhi to Gurugram in simply 10 minutes? Centre planning high-speed underground hyperlink

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has revealed that the Centre is contemplating the development of a high-speed tunnel connecting Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana. The proposed undertaking goals to considerably ease visitors congestion within the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR).

The Ministry of Highway Transport & Highways has already engaged a guide to hold out an in depth feasibility research. “We’re planning to construct a tunnel, and analysis and a research are underway… from Talkatora Stadium to Gurugram. At current, the undertaking is within the analysis part. A guide has been appointed,” Gadkari instructed Mint in an interview.

Delhi-Gurgram journey time reduce from 1 hour to fifteen minutes

If carried out, the tunnel might scale back journey time between Talkatora and Gurugram to simply 10–quarter-hour. At the moment, the 28–30 km stretch can take as much as an hour or extra relying on visitors circumstances and route alternative.

Gadkari famous that last journey time estimates might be accessible as soon as the research concludes. He emphasised that the objective isn’t just to chop congestion but in addition to assist make Delhi “free from air air pollution.”

Rs 1 lakh crore undertaking

The minister additionally talked about that the Transport Ministry has lined up infrastructure tasks price Rs 30,000–40,000 crore particularly for Delhi. In complete, Rs 1 trillion has been allotted to decongest town’s roads, the report mentioned.

Information from Vahan, the Centre’s car registry, exhibits the mounting stress on Delhi’s roads. Throughout the 2024–25 interval, over 4.5 lakh two-wheelers, 1.9 lakh automobiles, 2,300 buses, and roughly 17,200 vans have been registered within the capital — underscoring the pressing want for visitors options just like the proposed tunnel.

Gadkari has additionally instructed the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to conduct feasibility research for 2 proposed infrastructure hyperlinks in Delhi. These embrace both a tunnel or an elevated stretch connecting Sarai Kale Khan to the deliberate INA-Nelson Mandela Marg elevated hall, and a separate tunnel linking Gyarah Murti or Talkatora Stadium to the identical hall.

In accordance with the minutes of a high-level assembly chaired by Gadkari on June 4 -which was attended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V Okay Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, amongst others — the minister directed that each proposed hyperlinks be “included” into the tender course of for the elevated hall undertaking from INA to Mahipalpur by way of Nelson Mandela Highway in Vasant Kunj.