Delhi LG Gives Nod To Transfer Of Land For Six Lane Highway

Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Wednesday approved the transfer of 1.11 acre of land to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) from the irrigation and flood control department, paving the way forward for construction of the six-lane highway from Jaitpur-Pushta Road to the junction near the Kundli–Manesar–Palwal (KMP) Expressway section of National Highway 148. 

According to officials, this land transfer eliminated a barrier to the construction of the 50 km stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Motorway under the Bharatmala Pariyojana. They added that it will significantly reduce traffic on the busy sections between the national capital and the nearby cities of Noida and Faridabad.

As per the representatives of the LG secretariat, NHAI sought the transfer of this land parcel in January of this year. "Due to its significance, the LG quickly accepted the transfer of land. In addition to providing the appropriate payment for the land, the sanction by LG has been granted subject to the stipulation that NHAI shall use the inert and construction and demolition (C&D) debris created in Delhi at the place of its construction and beyond.”

The official said, "The LG also approved the transfer of 1.04 acres of land owned by the irrigation and flood control department, which has been pending since 2016, for the construction of a power sub-station in Uttam Nagar's Nawada village."

The central government is building a six-lane highway that will serve as a major thoroughfare for traffic between Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. With this project, which would cost about Rs 2,627 crore, the distance between Noida and Delhi and the Delhi-Mumbai Highway will be travelled in three to four hours less time. The Agra and Gurgaon canals are situated next to the road.

As per NHAI officials, “The highway is aimed at increasing connectivity between Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad. This stretch will also be linked to key roads such as the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway, the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, KMP Expressway, the NH-2 (Delhi-Agra), the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, and Jewar airport. This stretch will also have four cross-elevated Metro train lines in the Delhi area. We’ve also proposed a vertical garden for all the piers along the span for both aesthetic and environmental purposes.”