Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the transfer of land to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) from Irrigation and Flood Control Department clearing the way forward for construction of six lane Highway from DND Maharani Bagh to Junction with Jaitpur-Pusta Road Section of NH-148NA.
According to a statement from Lt Governor’s office, this transfer of land measuring 4509 sq.mtr (1.11 acre), has cleared the roadblock for the construction of the six lane Highway as a part of the ambitious BharatmalaPariyojana.
This highway will serve as a primary route for traffic flow between Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, and will improve the connectivity of North, East Delhi with Noida and Ghaziabad.
It will also connect with major highways such as Direct Noida-Delhi flyways, Delhi-Meerut, Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP), NH-2 (Delhi-Agra), Delhi Mumbai Expressway, and Jewar airport.
“In a win-win situation, the approval by L-G has been granted subject to the condition that NHAI will use the inert and C&D waste generated in Delhi at the location of its construction and beyond, apart from making the required payment for the land, “ reads the statement.
The section will feature a cross-elevated metro railway line in the Delhi region at four locations.
Additionally, a Vertical Garden has been planned for all piers along the stretch to provide aesthetic and environmental benefits. In another similar move, LG has approved the transfer of 4235 sq.mtr of I&FC Department land for construction of power sub-station at Nawada village in Uttam Nagar, pending since 2016.