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Nagar, Srinivaspuri Mohammadpur.

The second proposal suggests the construction of a corridor from INA in south Delhi to the airport via Africa Avenue and the Mahipalpur bypass. Experts say this can serve as a complete bypass for traffic from east Delhi that is bound for Gurugram and the airport.

The third plan is to revive Phase-4 of Barapullah project, which will connect INA and Dhaula Kuan via Chanakyapuri in south Delhi to east Delhi. In early 2017, the Delhi government ordered a feasibility study to explore the possibility for Barapullah’s Phase-4, but the project never materialised due to land acquisition complications, said a third Delhi government official familiar with the project.

Experts, however, raised concerns over the ambitious nature of the three proposals and said that their success would heavily depend on whether government agencies are able to execute them before the colonies are occupied, which they said, is likely to be a challenge.

“These measures are good and will definitely help... But the results will emerge only if these options are implemented timely within two-to-three years before all the redevelopment colonies are fully occupied,” said S Velmurugan, senior principal scientist, traffic engineering and safety division, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI).

Kanchi Kohli, a legal researcher with the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) said that the proposals are “piecemeal responses”. “First, these studies are being conducted ipso facto… Second, these are piecemeal responses without disclosing all the changes that are likely to and