Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/MintNew Delhi: Major projects entailing an investment of Rs31,930 crore are in the pipeline to decongest the national capital, including development of the Dwarka Expressway at a cost of Rs6,000 crore, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said. “We have undertaken projects worth Rs31,930 crore to decongest Delhi and the NCR region and minimise vehicular pollution, which has become a major problem,” the minister said. Work on the Rs12,000 crore Eastern Peripheral Expressway and Rs6,000 crore Delhi-Meerut Expressway is on full swing and bids have been invited for the Rs6,000 crore project for development of Dwarka Expressway, he said. “Work has already been awarded for decongestion of Dhaula Kuan-airport corridor to be executed at a cost of Rs260 crore besides detailed project report (DPR) is in progress for Rs5,000 crore new ring road project (UER II) for Delhi,” Gadkari said. Last month, chairing a high-level meeting attended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, among others, Gadkari had asked officials to expedite the Urban Extension Road (UER) project.

Source: Mint January 07, 2018 06:33 UTC