Kalindi Bypass

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.

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