The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) on Wednesday announced its decision to support 9 transport infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana that will substantially improve traffic flow besides reducing pollution benefitting Delhi and adjoining areas.
The projects costing Rs.7,838 crore will be supported with a total loan assistance of Rs.3,113 crore. This is the highest loan assistance approved in a single meeting which was attended by B.K.Tripathy, Member-Secretary, NCRPB, this was the highest loan assistance approved in a single meeting of the board.
Two infrastructure projects in UP will cost Rs.6,681 crore for which NCRPB will provide a loan of Rs.2,287crore. Haryana has proposed 7 projects at a total cost of Rs.1,157 crore and will get a loan assistance of Rs.726 crore.
NCRPB will provide a loan of Rs.700 crore towards development of six lane elevated road in Ghaziabad, UP. This 10.30 km long six lane elevated road with a single pier is the first of its kind in the country, being developed by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) at an estimated cost of Rs.1,148croreore and is targeted for completion by the end of 2016. This road taking off from near UP Gate and ending at Rajnagar Extension connects NH-24 with NH-58 and will serve as a by-pass ending traffic problems on Kosambi-Mohannagar-Vaishali section.
GDA intends to have a self-sustained urban settlement in the area duly connected to adjacent areas through express traffic corridors. On completion of this project, travel time between UP Gate and Hindon Bridge is expected to come down from the present 50 minutes to about 15 minutes.
NCRPB will also finance the 29.70 km long Rs.5,533 crore Noida-Greater Noida Metro Project with a loan assistance of Rs.1,587crore.
For Haryana, development of 52.33 km long access controlled Manesar-Palwal Expressway at a cost of Rs.458 crore will get a loan support of Rs.343.85 crore from NCRPB. This western peripheral road connects NH-8 with NH-2 enabling diversion of non-Delhi bound vehicles resulting in substantial reduction in traffic and attendant pollution in Delhi. This Supreme Court monitored project is likely to be completed in 12 months.
Improvement of 38.41 km Gurgaon-Pataudi-Rewari Road on State Highway-26 at a cost of Rs.354crore will get a loan of Rs.265.50crore from NCRPB. Running parallel to NH-8, this will address traffic problems at Hero Honda Chowk and other places.
5.80 km long Elevated road on NH-10 from Chottu Ram Chowk to Old Bus Stand in Rohtak at a cost of Rs.153crore will decongest city roads. This project will get a loan of Rs.115crore from NCRPB.
Besides, Haryana Government will construct 4 ROBs at railway crossings – 4 lane ROB at Lakhanmajra Meham Road on Delhi-Bhatinda line in Rohtak district at a cost of Rs.56 crore, 2 lane ROB on Jind-Panipat section along Delhi water carrier link channel, 2 lane ROB on Panipat-Kabri road on Jind-Panipat section at a cost of Rs.29 crore and construction of additional 2 lane ROB at Dabra Chowk, Hissar on Hissar-Sadalpur line at a cost of Rs.165crore. NCRPB will provide loans totaling Rs.102crore for these ROB projects
