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Delhi Orders Faster Clearances for National Highway Projects
The Delhi government has directed agencies to speed up pending approvals, utility shifting and land clearances for several national highway and road projects. The decision followed a meeting of the Delhi-level coordination…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi government has directed agencies to speed up pending approvals, utility shifting and land clearances for several national highway and road projects. The decision followed a meeting of the Delhi-level coordination committee on National Highways Authority of India and Delhi government issues.
The committee reviewed congestion at Delhi’s border entry points, which was linked to MCD toll plazas, encroachments and unauthorised parking. It also examined waterlogging and traffic congestion on key corridors, including Dwarka Expressway and UER-II. Agencies were asked to strengthen emergency response along UER-II and address delays holding up project work.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that new road construction alone will solve Delhi’s traffic and waterlogging. Another lazy claim would blame every delay on one agency. The meeting points to a less tidy problem, involving clearances, utilities, toll plazas, encroachments and parking. Faster approvals matter, but so will enforcement and emergency response after roads open. The useful test is whether border congestion and incidents on UER-II fall after these instructions are acted on.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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