The proposed Delhi-Jaipur Expressway is likely to branch out from the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. Sources in the highways ministry said that they are zeroing in on the stretch between Mahipalpur and Gurgaon toll plaza from where the elevated portion of the expressway would begin in Delhi.
It is expected that the expressway project could push large residential and commercial developments along the corridor in Haryana and Rajasthan. Property Investment in Delhi NCR
Officials said Haryana and Delhi governments and the ministry are close to achieving a consensus over the alignment. The proposed six-lane expressway would pass close to the airport and connect important locations such as Manesar, Rewari and Kothputli. “Ideally, construction of the elevated corridor in Delhi should not be a big problem since the requirement will be minimal. The city government will get back to us after doing a ground survey in a fortnight’s time,” said a senior ministry official.
Delhi transport minister Arvinder Singh Lovely and Haryana PWD minister Randeep Singh Surjewala conveyed their governments’ in-principle approval for the 233km project. Lovely later said that they have asked the deputy commissioner concerned to carry out a ground survey to find out whether any buildings or habitations are located on this stretch.
On their part, Haryana government has submitted that three of its major development plans will fall on the proposed stretch and hence there is a need to prepare the expressway plan in a manner that these projects are not affected. “We will provide all support to the Centre for this expressway passing through Haryana since it will push development in the state,” Surjewala told TOI. Ministry sources said that beyond Delhi and Haryana, there will be no problem to get land in Rajasthan for the expressway.
To make the project financially viable, the government is considering giving land as a sweetener to the private developer, who will raise finance for this high capital-intensive expressway. At present, the project cost is estimated at Rs 10,000 crore.
Officials said they are also looking into the proposal of either the developer buying land close to the expressway or the government acquiring land and giving it to the developer for some years on lease. They said they are looking into the option of auctioning the access roads to the expressway from real estate and commercial projects, which would come up along the expressway.
