Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 21: National Highways Authority of India, MoRT&H, Government of India has floated the e-tenders for the prestigious Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway stretch from Balsua in District Pathankot, Punjab to Satwari upto 4th Tawi Bridge in the Jammu City.
The total length of this stretch is 97 kilometers and estimated cost is Rs 5495 crore. The construction period has been kept as 2 years and is targeted to be completed by 2024.
The Expressway will reduce the distance between Delhi to Amritsar/Katra by about 40 km and enable the commuters to travel from Delhi to Amritsar within 4 to 4½ hours and Delhi to Katra within 6 to 6½ hours.
It will not only provide shortest connectivity to religious cities of Amritsar and Katra but also provides shortest connectivity to industrial and economic hubs of Ambala in Haryana, UT of Chandigarh, Mohali, Sangrur, Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, in Punjab and Kathua, Samba and Jammu in J&K.
The Delhi Katra Expressway will be complete access controlled Expressway with pay as peruse closed tolling concept and an environmental friendly expressway with planned tree cover of about 10 lakh trees to improve carbon footprints. Entry and exit from the Expressway planned at designated interchanges on all NHs and major State Highways intersecting the expressway. For comfort of the road user, 40 Way Side Amenities including 7 in J&K will be constructed.
NHAI seeks active cooperation from the UT Administration for early completion of Land Acquisition & grant of other statutory clearances including forest clearance etc. and further appeal to all sections of society for their cooperation for the mega project.
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