CM RAISES PENDING ISSUES WITH DELHI COUNTERPART

CHANDIGARH: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday agreed to develop an elevated road link from Ashram Chowk to Badarpur and automation of tax collection at the entry point to Delhi from Gurgaon on NH-48 to prevent traffic congestion.

Kejriwal gave this assurance to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar during a joint meeting, a government spokesperson said.

Khattar suggested to his Delhi counterpart to construct an elevated road from Ashram Chowk to Badarpur to tackle traffic congestion in the area. “Kejriwal said that he will take personal interest to get these works executed on priority basis,” the Haryana government said, pointing out that Khattar also raised other long- pending issues concerning roads and water between both the governments.

THE ISSUES RAISED

Acquisition and development of 80-metre wide proposed link road in NCT Delhi to link Dwarka with 150-metre wide northern peripheral road, Gurgaon. Linking MG road with Nelson Mandela T- Point Near Basant Kunj Flyover. Widening of link road between Mehrauli road near Andheria Mor in Delhi to Gurgaon-Faridabad road near Gwal Phari through Gadaipur & Mandi. This will ease traffic on MG Road within Delhi and will provide direct link to GurgaonFaridabad road and NH-8 through Greater SPR proposed in GMUC.