Rs 50,000-crore projects in the works to decongest Delhi |
India` s transport minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Centre has sanctioned projects worth Rs 50,000 crore to decongest Delhi and save it from air pollution, which has become a serious problem. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led Central government is likely to inaugurate a number of road infrastructure projects.Speaking at an event to lay the foundation stone for the Rs 2,820 crore corridor between Akshardham and Eastern Peripherial Expressway (EPE), Gadkari said that work on Dwarka Expressway (on Delhi side) and Kalindi Kunj-Sohna via Faridabad will start soon.“Delhi is facing two main problems — air pollution and water pollution. We have approved projects worth Rs 50,000 crore to combat these. In Delhi`s history, funds have never been sanctioned on such a large scale,” said Gadkari. The Akshardham and Eastern Peripherial Expressway (EPE) — a part of the Akshardham-Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) corridor — will be completely elevated and pass through densely populated areas like Khajuri Khas and Geeta Colony. The six-lane access controlled corridor will connect Akshardham in east Delhi to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway junction on Baghpat Road. The project will be completed in two parts: Akshardham to Khajuri Khas/UP Border and Khauri Khas/ UP Border to Mandola-Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) intersection.
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