Delhi infrastructure mission: Centre approves Rs 24,000-crore plan to decongest Delhi; Tunnel to link 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 site visitors congestion and decreasing air pollution within the capital and its surrounding areas. Among the important thing developments is a five-kilometre tunnel connecting Shiv Murti–Mahipalpur on the Dwarka Expressway with Nelson Mandela Road in Vasant Kunj. The tunnel will probably be constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and is anticipated to value round Rs 3,500 crore.The mission was accredited throughout a latest assembly with Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, stated 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 will even be outfitted with trendy services equivalent to electro-mechanical methods, air flow, hearth 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 stated the mission would assist decongest vital site visitors choke factors equivalent to Rangpuri, Dhaula Kuan, Rao Tula Ram Marg, and National Highway 48 (NH-48).The tunnel will function an important link 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 Highway (NH-48), and the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway (NH-709B), through the Urban Extension Road and Dwarka Expressway. Gupta stated that this mission is the “foundation for the Delhi of the future,” and can give the infrastructure within the capital, a brand new path, providing aid to tens of millions.