Delhi–Jaipur Highway or NH48[1][2] is a 242-kilometre-long (150 mi), eight-lane, Highway, connecting Delhi with Jaipur in India.[3] It starts from Kherki Toll Plaza in Gurugram and terminate near Daulatpura Toll Plaza at Jaipur.[4]
| Delhi-Jaipur Highway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 242 km (150 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Gurugram |
| To | Jaipur |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Haryana, Rajasthan |
| Highway system | |
Several Industrial Model Township(IMT) were developed along the highway in 1990's, four in Haryana at Manesar, Pataudi, Bawal and Dharuhera Industrial estate, and five in Rajasthan at Bhiwadi, Behror, Kotputli, Shahapura and Chomu.[5][6]
History
editThe Delhi-Jaipur Highway was widened in 2007 as a National Highway passing through 423 villages of 11 tehsils in 7 districts of Haryana and Rajasthan.[7] The total land required for the project was 1,755.9 hectares (4,339 acres).[8] The cost includes ₹6,350 crores for civil works, ₹5,000 crores for resettlement and rehabilitation of affected individuals,[9] and ₹50.60 crores for environment budget.
Alignment
edit- In Haryana
- Kherki Toll Plaza in Gurugram, serves IMT Manesar
- Western Peripheral Expressway cloverleaf interchange at Pachgaon, serves Industrial Township at Pataudi
- Dharuhera intersection with NH919 Rewari-Sohna, serves Dharuhera Industrial Township and Bhiwadi Industrial complex
- Bawal, serves IMT Bawal
- In Rajasthan
Future: Delhi–Jaipur New Expressway (Delhi-Jaipur Super Expressway)
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NH-352B Delhi-Jaipur Super Expressway will be a 195kms long greenfield expressway as an alternative to the existing "NH48 Delhi-Jaipur Expressway". This new 8 lane on each carriageway (expandable to 16 lanes) super expressway will start from the Kherki Dhaula Toll Plaza on Dwarka Expressway in New Gurgaon, go via IMT Bawal and end at Chandwaji on NH48 in Rajasthan. It will reduce the distance between the two cities by around 40 km.
In 2006–07, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the UPA government conceive this project.[10] In 2011, detailed project planning commenced.[11] In 2012, Haryana and Rajasthan Governments approved the proposed alignment.[12] In 2015, the Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari expedited ₹32,800 crores stalled project,[13] by revising the alignment so that the expressway starts from Kherki Dhaula Toll Plaza instead of originally planned point of origin at Indira Gandhi International Airport.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Delhi Jaipur Express is a model of excellence, Daily Pioneer, Nov 2018.
- ^ Manchanda, Megha (5 March 2018). "No alignment yet, but land prices spurt 40% on Delhi-Jaipur expressway". Business Standard India.
- ^ Aggarwal, Mayank (27 December 2016). "Delhi-Jaipur Expressway gets environment ministry nod". Mint. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Bharatmala List of Projects (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Dash, Deepak Kumar (5 December 2012). "Seven townships planned along Delhi-Jaipur expressway". Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Verma, Ragini (14 November 2013). "Road ministry looking to make projects attractive to bidders". Mint. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Jha, Bagish (21 March 2017). "195 km super e-way to link Delhi, Jaipur". Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (Greenfield) Project: Pre-feasibility Report (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Delhi-Jaipur Expressway to cut drive time from 4-5 hrs to 120 mins". The Statesman. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Cos may shy away from Delhi-Jaipur Eway if land not acquired". Business Standard. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "New expressway on Delhi-Jaipur route". Daily Bhaskar. 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Dash, Deepak Kumar (11 July 2012). "Haryana, Rajasthan clear alignment of Delhi-Jaipur expressway". Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Government considering proposal to build a new Greenfield expressway". Business Standard. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2017.