The Asian Age

E- way set to help reduce number of trucks entering Delhi

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurate­d the Kundli- Manesar section of the KundliMane­sar- Palwal ( KMP) Western Peripheral Expressway. He also inaugurate­d the 3.2 km- long B a l l abg a r h - M u j e s a r Metro rail link, which would facilitate travel for the people of Delhi and Faridabad.

In addition, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Shri Vishwakarm­a Skill University, which will come up at Dudhola in Palwal district. The skill university will come up over an area of 82.5 acres at a cost of ` 989 crore.

The inaugurati­ons and foundation laying stone ceremonies were done through remote from

In addition, Prime Minister Modi also laid the foundation stone of Shri Vishwakarm­a Skill University, which will come up at Dudhola in Palwal district. The skill university will come up over an area of 82.5 acres at a cost of 989 crore

Sultanpur village of this district. The Prime Minister, on his arrival at Sultanpur village in this district, went around visual art exhibition pertaining to the KMP project. PM Modi was briefed by the officials about the project.

He was accompanie­d by Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar; Union ministers Rao Inderjit Singh, who is a Gurgaon MP; and Birender Singh. Haryana governor Satyadev Narayan Arya was also present on the occasion.

Earlier this year, Manesar- Palwal stretch of the KMP, whose entire length is 135.65 km, was opened for public, Mr Khattar said on the occasion.

A sum of ` 6,400 crore has been spent on the expressway project and 3,846 acres of land was acquired at a cost of ` 2,788 crore, a Haryana government spokespers­on said.

The length of the stretch from Kundli to Manesar is over 83 km. This stretch would have 14 major or minor bridges, 56 underpass or agricultur­al vehicular underpasse­s, seven intersecti­ons, and seven toll plazas.

The expressway will decongest the road traffic from Delhi, especially reducing the number of trucks entering the national capital, thus helping in reducing pollution.

Besides, the project will also provide high- speed link between northern Haryana and the southern districts. It will also provide uninterrup­ted highspeed link for traffic, especially commercial traffic, from Haryana to neighbouri­ng states.

The BJP government in Haryana has blamed the previous Congress regime of delay in the KMP project.

With this, Ballabgarh becomes the fourth city in Haryana to get Metro connectivi­ty after Gurgaon, Faridabad, and Bahadurgar­h.

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— BUNNY SMITH

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