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Cabinet clears tunnel project to link Dwarka E-way with Vasant Kunj

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of 6 Lane Road Tunnel for NH-148AE connecting Dwarka Expressway with Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj in Delhi. Briefing the media in New Delhi , Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 8.1 km project will be developed with a total capital cost of over Rs6,969 crore. He said that the project will provide faster connectivity between West and South Delhi, connecting Urban Extension Road 2/Dwarka Expressway with Vasant Kunj in South Delhi. Mr Vaishnaw informed that an elevated road of 1.8 km is also proposed along the Nelson Mandela Marg to mitigate congestion at this intersection. He said that the National Highways Authority of India is also proposing an Elevated Corridor between AIIMS and Mahipalpur. He said that the project will generate close to 7.54 lakh person-days of direct employment and 9.80 lakh person-days of indirect employment. 

Vaishnaw said that the government has also approved the construction of the 117.7 km 4/6 lane access-controlled Kanpur-Kabrai section of NH-34 in Uttar Pradesh. The project has an estimated total capital cost of Rs 7,145 crore. The Minister said that the project will provide seamless, high-speed connectivity between Kanpur and Kabrai while strengthening onward connectivity to Sagar, Bhopal and other parts of Madhya Pradesh. Designed for operating speeds of 80 to 100 kmph, the corridor will reduce travel time between Kanpur and Kabrai from 3.5 hours to 1.5 hours.
 


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