NHAI unveils ₹1,766-cr ring road at Karnal in Haryana

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has given a green signal for the construction of a 34-km long outer ring road in Karnal. The project has been approved under NHAI's Bharatmala project and the detailed project report has already been prepared. Karnal deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav informed that the estimated cost of the project is ₹1,766 crore. Around ₹973 crore will be spent for the acquisition of around 215-hectare land from 23 villages including Kunjpura, Subhari, Shamgarh, Dadupar, Jhanjhari, Kurali, Ranwar, Samalkha, Bijna, Ganjo Garhi, Darad, Salaru, Taprana, Danyalpur, Neval, Chhaprakheda, Suhana, Sheikhpura, Barota, Kutel, Unchasamana, Kharkali, Jhimarhedi and Bijna as they will be covered under this ring road. The width and length of this six-lane road will be 60m and 34-km, respectively. The project will also have a logistic park of about 125-acre near Ganjo Garhi village and a flyover of 2.1km along with the railway road in Karnal will also be constructed. The first alignment of the ring road will be between Bastara toll Plaza to Karnal Lake and will be connecting major highways including Karnal-Meerut Road, Kunjpura road, Indri-Karnal Road with NH-44 and will also connect western bypass near Barota village in the district.