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Delhi: Bawana bottleneck to find relief in elevated corridor

NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at decongesting outer Delhi’s Narela-Bawana region, public works department plans to create a 12-km-long corridor between Bawana industrial area and Kanjhawala. This will include an elevated corridor of 3km from the industrial area to Bawana bus depot. The elevated corridor will be further connected to Narela Road and Kanjhawala. A senior PWD official said that a study was being carried out to finalise the elevated corridor proposal. “This corridor will help in reducing traffic congestion on all connecting roads between Bawana and Auchandi main road,” the official said. Bawana MLA Jai Bhagwan Upkar said that the Bawana-Auchandi corridor was connected to over a dozen villages in outer Delhi. “This is one of the busiest stretches in outer Delhi and the corridor will be starting from the DSIIDC office and cross Bawana Chowk, Auchandi Road, Narela Road, Hanuman temple before culminating at Kanjhawala Road. The elevated portion will be in the Bawana village area,” he added. The Bawana portion of the corridor witnesses heavy traffic jams during rush hours. In response to a question raised in the previous assembly session of Delhi state legislature, the department had acknowledged that a request for such an elevated flyover had been received. “We are currently carrying out a study on the project and next steps on execution will be taken based on this study,” it stated. Upkar stated that the corridor would benefit the neighbouring rural belt. “Once Bawana-Auchandi Road becomes traffic signal-free, the surface-level arterial roads will be decongested. That is why we had been demanding an elevated corridor, especially in the Bawana village section,” the MLA said. The signal-free corridor will also help in movement of vehicles heading towards Haryana border. The areas, which will benefit from this corridor, include Rohini Sector-35, Sultanpur Dabas, Puth Khurd, Bawana Extension, Auchandi village, Bawana JJ colony, Nangal Thakran and the neighbouring localities. Besides this elevated corridor, another major project that will help in decongesting the outer Delhi area is the East-West elevated corridor connecting Tikri to Anand Vihar. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has incorporated the long-pending project in this year’s budget proposals.

The Times of India

2021-08-08

Delhi