(a) whether any deadline has been fixed by the Government to complete the Eastern and Western peripheral expressways;
(b) if so, the time by which the above said project is likely to be completed and the amount of money earmarked for the project;
(c) whether the said project is a step towards reducing congestion and pollution in Delhi; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)
(a) to (d) Yes Madam. Details are as below:
(i) Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE): The scheduled date of completion of EPE is March, 2018 and the awarded cost of civil works is Rs. 4418 Crores.
(ii) Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE): This is a State Government of Haryana project. Earlier the project was awarded by Govt. of Haryana in single package on build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode. Subsequently, the work was terminated and balance work has been awarded in two packages namely Kundli-Manesar section and Manesar-Palwal section. The work on Manesar-Palwal section of WPE has been completed at a cost of Rs. 457.81 Crores in March, 2016. The scheduled date of completion for Kundli-Manesar section awarded at a cost of Rs. 1863 Crores, is February, 2019.
Construction of the EPE and WPE would facilitate hassle free movement of non-Delhi bound traffic from the neighbouring states hence contributing to reduction in pollution and decongestion in Delhi.
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