Faridabad: Kalindi Kunj bypass revived

PWD plans elevated stretches for Kalindi bypass

Ruhi Bhasin, TNN, Jan 30, 2011, 05.33am IST

NEW DELHI: The Kalindi bypass might now be constructed with some of its stretches elevated on the lines of the Barapullah road, according to Public Works Department (PWD). The project conceptualized in 2002 landed in trouble over issues such as land acquisition and construction near the riverbank. The civic body claims that the elevated stretches will be the answer to all these problems. PWD is also looking at re-alignment of the proposed stretch and will soon hire a consultant to prepare a feasibility report.

The bypass is part of the 42.5-km long NH-2 bypass proposed to be constructed by the Delhi and Haryana governments. While PWD will construct 13.7km of the stretch which falls in Delhi, the Haryana government has already constructed 27km of the bypass and has to build another 1.8km. The bypass will not only decongest traffic moving from Maharani Bagh to Faridabad, but also segregate inter-state traffic from local traffic and generate an efficient and effective transport network for NCR.

"PWD had called for expression of interest from consultants after which the technical and financial bids were floated. The bids will be received by February 2 before a consultant is appointed for this project,'' said principal secretary, PWD, K K Sharma. The civic body had to float technical and financial bids for the second time with only one consultant applying the first time.

"A lot of issues like land acquisition and construction near Yamuna bank were plaguing the project. To work around these issues, we are now looking at constructing a road on stilts along some portions. The consultant will look into the feasibility of the plan. This might also lead to re-alignment along the stretch,'' added Sharma. Once the feasibility report is submitted by the consultant, it would again be sent for clearance to United Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering) Centre.

Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh government had refused to part with some of its land. The project received another setback in 2006 when the Delhi high court prohibited any construction within 300m from the edge of Yamuna's bank. The Supreme Court later ruled that the road could come up 120m from the riverbank.

In 2007, when PWD abandoned the project it had already spent Rs 52.50 crore on it. "A UP government guesthouse and the Okhla Bird sanctuary were falling on the proposed alignment of the road and UP refused to part with its land. Besides this, a number of houses in Batla House were also falling in the way of the alignment of the project,'' said a senior PWD official.

According to PWD, the consultant will also study how the road can be integrated with DND Flyway and the Ring Road. "In the coming years, we might even like to integrate this bypass with Barapullah elevated road, Ring Road bypass and the proposed East-West corridor to provide commuters alternate set of roads," a senior PWD engineer said.

Integration of all these projects will provide better connectivity to motorists travelling between Faridabad, Noida, east Delhi and other parts of the capital.

Read more: PWD plans elevated stretches for Kalindi bypass – The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/PWD-plans-elevated-stretches-for-Kalindi-bypass/articleshow/7386489.cms#ixzz1CWpqlzNY

28 Jan 2011

HUDA has finally got its act together for speedy construction of Faridabad bypass road. The widening of the bypass road is seen as major traffic improvement exercise by the city residents and all those flat owners who have their properties in newly developing Naharpar sector.

There are about 2600 jhuggis which have been big obstacle for bypass road widening work. HUDA has allotted the jhuggi residents the alternative EWS flats and 811 jhuggis persons have shifted to the flats and HUDA has started demolition of all these jhuggis.Please find below the hindi news article on the subject

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Kalindi Bypass project put on fast track

21 Dec 10, New Delhi

Govt hopes to complete project by 2014; will create alternative Faridabad-Delhi route

After being on paper for nearly a decade, the Kalindi Bypass road project has finally been put on the fast-track, with the government hoping to start construction in around 16 months. Twelve companies have applied to offer consultancy services to prepare a detailed technical and financial feasibility report for the project, which is expected to reduce travel time between Delhi and Faridabad.

“We are hopeful that the consultant would be appointed within a fortnight. We want to start actual construction by June 2012,” said A K Sinha, principal chief engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD), the main construction agency.

Once the consultants submit their report, PWD officials say they plan to select a contractor who will take up the project on a built-operate-transfer basis.

 “We are aiming to get the bypass ready by June 2014 if we get all clearances by June 2012. Contractors don’t take more than two years to build such a project,” said a top Public Works Department official.

According to the government, the bypass will create an alternative route for commuters travelling from Delhi to Faridabad apart from the congested Mathura Road, and would cut travel time.

PWD officials said the consultants will not only study the alignment for the road, but also explore ways to integrate it with the DND Flyway and the Ring Road.

“We are thinking of eventually connecting the bypass with the Barapullah elevated road and the Salimgarh Fort bypass, so that it can be a parallel road to the existing Ring Road,” a PWD engineer said.

The 27-km long Kalindi Bypass, beginning at Kalindi Colony near the Yamuna and going upto Palwal in Haryana along the western banks of the Yamuna, was first proposed by the Delhi government in 2002.

The government had sanctioned nearly Rs 100 crore to construct the 14-km stretch that falls in Delhi. The remaining 13-km stretch in Haryana has already been constructed.

Construction of the Delhi stretch ran into rough weather when the Uttar Pradesh government refused to part with some of the land it owned that was required for construction.

In 2006, the Delhi High Court prohibited any construction within 300 metres of the edge of the Yamuna’s bank, but later ruled that the road could come up 120 metres from the riverbank.

Bypass factfile
* Proposed by Delhi govt in 2002
* 27-km bypass extends from Kalindi Colony in Delhi to Palwal in Haryana
* Rs 100 cr sanctioned for 14-km stretch in Delhi

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/kalindi-bypass-project-put-on-fast-track/727352/0

Games over; PWD revives Kalindi bypass project

HT

Two months after the Commonwealth Games  — which saw the Delhi government constructing 21 new roads and flyovers — the public works department (PWD) has taken up its first big infrastructure project: Kalindi Bypass. In planning for almost a decade, the project will provide motorists an alternative to Mathura Road to move between Delhi and Faridabad. The PWD is now looking to appoint consultants to prepare a detailed feasibility report for the project.

“We have already got 12 applications. We are hopeful that the consultant would be appointed within 15 days. We want to start actual construction by June 2012,” said PWD principal chief engineer AK Sinha.

Apart from exploring possible alignment for the bypass, the consultant will also study how the road can be integrated with the DND flyway and the Ring Road. With the volume of traffic already high on the toll road as well as Ring Road, the proposed bypass is expected to draw huge volume of vehicles, a senior PWD official said.

“In the next few years, we might extend this bypass and connect it with the Barapullah Elevated Road and Salimgarh Fort bypass to provide a parallel road to the existing Ring Road which caters to a huge volume of traffic. The consultant would be required to find possible integration solutions,” a PWD engineer said.

Delhi government conceived the idea of the 27 km Kalindi Bypass — from Kalindi Colony near the Yamuna to Palwal in Haryana along the western banks of Yamuna — in 2002.

The government had even sanctioned about Rs 100 crore to construct 14km stretch that falls in Delhi’s territory. The remaining 13km falls in Haryana, which has already been constructed.

The project, however, ran into rough weather after the Uttar Pradesh government refused to part some of its land.

The project received another setback when in 2006 the Delhi High Court prohibited any construction within 300m of Yamuna’s banks.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Games-over-PWD-revives-Kalindi-bypass-project/Article1-640922.aspx

Widening Work On Faridabad Bypass Road Begins
9 Feb 2009, HT
TO REDUCE vehicular congestion on the busy DelhiMathura Road from Ballabgarh to the Badarpur border, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has started widening of the Bypass Road.

This will provide relief to the motorists from Sector 59 in Ballabgarh to Sector 37 near the Badarpur border They will not have to manoeuvre their vehicles through dense traffic on the National Highway-2 (NH-2). As the Delhi-Mathura Road bisects Faridabad in two parts, the intra-city transport impedes the movement of vehicles bound for long distance. Due to heavy intra-city vehicular movement, the road stretches near major intersections on NH-2 and remains clogged for long durations.

After the widening of the Bypass Road, the existing two lanes will pave the way for six lanes.

HUDA executive engineer R. K. Malik said that the widening work has begim at both the ends of the 26-km Bypass Road. The widening work has begun from Sector 59 and Sector 37, he said.

The earth on both sides of the existing Bypass Road has been dug up and it is being leyelled upto one km from the Sector 37 end. The same is the case at the other end of the road near Sector 59.

Earth has also been dug up for another km of the road near Indraprastha Colony along the Agra Canal. The western side is yet to be dug up for widening, as it requires shifting of utilities like electricity poles and transformers and felling of trees.

Malik said that the widening work is on in full swing and the project will be completed as per schedule. We are hopeful of making the Bypass Road with six lanes operational by June 2010, he said.

There are many slum clusters situated along the Bypass Road that might make things tough for HUDA. As for the encroachments along the Bypass Road, Malik said only a 2-km stretch has been occupied by illegal dwellers.

Why should we disturb them at this stage? When we are almost through with the widening of the 24-km road that is free from encroachment, we will evict the encroachers, he said.

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