NHAI has fast-tracked preparations for the construction of three road projects to decongest NH-8 in Delhi and Gurugram, GMDA officials, said adding that the upcoming link road won't destroy the park and it would be built by taking necessary permission for diversion of forest land. Notably, more than 90% of the Aravalis in Gurugram and Faridabad are owned by private individuals. The first phase of the Greater Southern Peripheral Road, also known as Gurugram Manesar Expressway, will be of 6.5km. It will take off from NH-8 near Dhanchiri Camp and connect Mehrauli-Gurugram Road and Gurugram-Faridabad Road. Later, it will be extended to Manesar and will join NH-8 near the NSG campus. The work will require around ₹300 crore. The bypass will have a huge impact on reducing vehicular pollution in the region, a highway ministry official said, adding that it has also moved a proposal to build a 5-km elevated road connecting NH-8 near Shiv Murti with Nelson Mandela Road, which is also known as Rangpuri bypass and will be built on an investment of ₹600 crore.
