If we reduce the width of the road from 24 metres to eight, it means we are closing the future options for infrastructure development. The project was given a go-ahead in 1982 and the road width has been shown as 24 metres in the plan. Cost of any infrastructure development project is always high, but if we compare it with the future costs it will be nominal. At that time it was proposed as the outer ring road, but now by considering the city’s development, it has been modified to the inner ring road. Whatever decision is taken should be done keeping in mind the future traffic needs of the city.

Source: Hindustan Times January 25, 2020 15:56 UTC