Question : Dwarka Expressway

(a) whether there is a delay in completion of Dwarka Expressway;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the delay in completion of Dwarka Expressway can lead to cost escalation of the said project; and

(d) if so, the money spent so far on the project and the approximate expenditure the Government will incur for the project?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (d) No Madam. There is no delay in completion of Dwarka Expressway. The work for Dwarka Expressway has been put to bid for an aggregate amount of Rs. 5,888 crore approximately.

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