Major Connectivity Projects to Transform Urban Development Landscape of Delhi-NCR

With some state elections and general elections in sight, the Modi government has pulled out all stops to put its mega infrastructure projects on fast track for the socio-economic upliftment of people. A number of such key infrastructure projects in Delhi-NCR will provide a huge road, rail and air connectivity push to urban development, thereby improving the liveability of the masses with the Government set to reap poll dividends.

Vinod Behl

The big daddy of the road infrastructure projects is the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway - India's longest expressway at 1386 km length with 8-lanes. This access-controlled e-way is being built at the cost of Rs 1 lakh crore. A crown jewel of the ambitious BharatMala Scheme, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is considered to be a game changer in the Modi government's integrated infrastructure connectivity plans. Starting from the DND Flyover in Delhi and passing through Gurgaon – Sohna (in Haryana), it connects Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara. The fully completed 246 km long stretch under the Rajasthan section was recently inaugurated by the Prime Minister and the entire expressway is set to become operational next year. The plan is also to link it with the 88 km, 6-lane Agra-Gwalior Expressway for which construction will start this year and get completed in 2027.

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