PM Modi to inaugurate Dwaraka Expressway on Monday
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Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the Haryana leg of the Dwaraka Expressway on Monday, which is expected to lessen traffic between Delhi and Gurugram on Nationa Highway 48.
The Prime Minister is also expected to lay foundation stones for 112 other national highway projects across the country in an event in Gurugram on the day. The total worth of the projects is Rs 1 lakh crore.
The Haryana leg of the Dwaraka Expressway is 19 km long and was built at a cost of around Rs 4,100 crore. This includes the two packages of 10.2-km-long Delhi-Haryana Border to Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and 8.7-km-long Basai ROB to Kherki Daula.
The expressway also directly connects the Indira Gandhi Internationa Airport in Delhi and Gurugram Bypass.
Other major projects that the prime minister will inaugurate include the 9.6-km-long six-lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)-Package 3 from Nangloi-Najafgarh Road to Sector 24 Dwarka section in Delhi; three packages of Lucknow Ring Road developed at a cost of about ₹ 4,600 crore in Uttar Pradesh; and Anandapuram-Pendurthi-Anakapalli section of NH-16 developed at a cost of about ₹ 2,950 crore in Andhra Pradesh.
He will also inaugurate the Kiratpur-to-Nerchowk section of NH-21 (two packages) worth around ₹ 3,400 crore in Himachal Pradesh; Dobaspet-Heskote section (two packages) worth ₹ 2,750 crore in Karnataka; and 42 other projects worth ₹ 20,500 crore in different states across the country.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation of various national highway projects across the country.
Major projects for which the foundation stones will be laid include 14 packages of Bengaluru - Kadappa - Vijayawada Expressway worth ₹ 14,000 crores in Andhra Pradesh; six packages of Belgaum - Hungund - Raichur Section of NH-748A worth ₹ 8,000 crores in Karnataka; three packages of Shamli - Ambala Highway worth ₹ 4,900 crore in Haryana; and two packages of Amritsar - Bathinda corridor worth ₹ 3,800 crore in Punjab.
"These projects will significantly contribute towards the growth of the national highway network as well as help in boosting socio-economic growth, enhance job opportunities and promote trade and commerce in regions across the country," according to a statement.