Delhi gets Centre's ₹1.25-lakh-crore revamp boost: CM

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday announced a massive ₹ 1.25-lakh-crore investment by the Central government to upgrade Delhi's road infrastructure, aimed at easing congestion and improving connectivity.
The announcement followed a high-level meeting chaired by Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Addressing a press conference, Ms. Gupta said the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has already completed road projects worth ₹64,000 crore in the Capital, with projects worth ₹35,000 crore currently under way. Projects worth another ₹24,000 crore are ready for execution, with Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) already prepared.
She highlighted several major initiatives that are being undertaken to decongest Delhi and make it pollution-free. These include a 7-km underground tunnel from Shiv Murti to Nelson Mandela Road; an elevated corridor from INA to the airport, which will later extend to Faridabad and Gurugram. A feasibility study is under way for a tunnel between Sarai Kale Khan and the IGI Airport.
She said major roads like Rohtak Road, M.G. Road, and Ashram to Badarpur have been handed over to the NHAI. A total of ₹150 crore has also been sanctioned for road overbridges and road underbridges to eliminaterailway crossing bottlenecks.

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