Delhi planning 7 infra projects with Centre to decongest city, boost connectivity with nearby cities. Details here
The projects will cost Rs 24,800 crore in total and will improve connectivity to nearby cities like Gurgaon, and Dehradun, among others.
South Delhi to Gurgaon; will help decongest Rao Tula Ram Marg, a key route to Indira Gandhi International Airport. (Image generated using Google Gemini) In a major push to decongest Delhi and improve connectivity with neighbouring cities and states, the Centre and the Delhi government will jointly undertake seven large-scale infrastructure projects, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday. These projects, which will cost Rs 24,800 crore in total, will improve connectivity to nearby cities like Gurgaon, and Dehradun, among others.
“All these projects have been designed in view of the future requirements. Under the double-engine government framework, new expressways, tunnels, elevated corridors and connectivity links are being planned to modernise and streamline transportation across Delhi-NCR,” Gupta said.
This comes after Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari held a review meeting with the Delhi Chief Minister about the plan to decongest the Capital where these projects were also discussed, said officials.
A look at the projects:
Project: Six-lane tunnel from Nelson Mandela Marg to Shiv Murti in Gurgaon
Length: 8 km
To connect: South Delhi to Gurgaon; will help decongest Rao Tula Ram Marg, a key route to Indira Gandhi International Airport
Cost: Rs 7,000 crore
Expected date of start: Still in approval stage
Project: Six-lane AIIMS-Mahipalpur-Gurgaon Elevated Corridor Project
Length: 20 km
To connect: AIIMS, INA, Hauz Khas, Vasant Kunj, Mahipalpur and Gurgaon; will decongest Dhaula Kuan, MG Road, Rao Tula Ram Marg
Cost: Rs 5,000 crore
Expected date of start: April 2027
Project: Six-lane Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Link
Length: 17 km
To connect: Dehradun Expressway near Tronica City with Urban Extension Road-2, will give access to Dehradun Expressway from Dwarka, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh and Gurgaon; will decongest Barapullah corridor, Mukarba Chowk, Singhu Border and the Ashram-Badarpur stretch
Cost: 3,500 crore.
Expected date of start: December 2026
Project: Six-lane Noida-Faridabad Corridor via Delhi-Dehradun Expressway
Length: 65 km
To connect: Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Delhi-Meerut Expressway, DND, Faridabad and the Yamuna Expressway, connectivity for Loni, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad; will decongest Kalindi Kunj, Sarai Kale Khan and the Outer Ring Road
Cost: Rs 7,000 crore
Expected date of start: December 2026
Project: Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway
Length: 17 km
To connect: Delhi, Gurugram and IGI Airport through UER-II and Dwarka Expressway, will improve freight movement.
Cost: Rs 1,500 crore
Expected date of start: March 2027
Project: Service roads along UER-II
Length: 26 km
To connect: Mundka Industrial Area and logistics hubs, expected to cut snarls on main carriageway
Cost: Rs 6,500 crore
Expected date of start: In approval stage
Project: Kalindi Kunj Interchange near Okhla Barrage
Length: 500 m
To connect: Noida, Jasola, Sarita Vihar, Faridabad
Cost: Rs 300 crore
Expected date of start: October 2026
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