Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway

Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway
Route information
Length 729 km (453 mi)
Major junctions
From Delhi
To Katra
Location
States Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir
Highway system

    Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway is a proposed, 600-kilometre-long (370 mi) controlled-access expressway, which will connect Delhi with Katra in Jammu & Kashmir via Amritsar, Moga in Punjab. It will be constructed as part of the Bharatmala project.[1][2] The project is expected to cost Rs 60,000 crore.[3] M/s Feedback Infra have been appointed as DPR consultants to carry out alignment studies.[4]

    Project details

    It will be a greenfield super expressway and will pass through Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the UPA government planned to construct 10 expressways in the country under Bharatmala pariyojana, one of which would connect the national capital Delhi with Katra via Kharkhoda, Jind, Moga, Amritsar[5] [6]and expressway will merge into Western Peripheral Expressway near Kharkhoda in Sonipat district .[7][8][9]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Manchanda, Megha (1 November 2017). "Govt finds road construction easier for new expressways". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
    2. ↑ List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna (PDF) (Report).
    3. ↑ Bagga, Neeraj (19 April 2017). "NHAI nod for Asr-Delhi highway extension". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
    4. ↑ "Katra-Delhi Expressway DPR Consultants appointed: Dr Jitendra". Daily Excelsior. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
    5. ↑ "70 minutes from Jind to Delhi". m.jagran.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
    6. ↑ "Delhi-Jind -Amritsar-Katra expressway gets Centre's nod". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
    7. ↑ "Punjab wants Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway expedited - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
    8. ↑ "Jitendra Singh meets Gadkari, discusses Katra-Amritsar-Delhi expressway". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
    9. ↑ "Punjab CM Amarinder meets Gadkari, suggests route for Delhi-Katra expressway". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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