Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated three major projects namely Kundli-Manesar section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway, 3.2 km-long Ballabhgarh-Mujesar Metro rail link and Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, to the people of Haryana.
Modi inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar section of the KMP Expressway, saying that it will help in reducing vehicular pollution in the national capital.
The 136.65-km long six-lane Expressway, which will provide an alternative route to vehicles to go towards Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, will help in easing traffic flow, especially of heavy vehicles, through Delhi.
The Expressway which is over 135 km long has been built at a cost of Rs 6434 crore including land acquired at a cost of Rs 2,788 crore and construction done at a cost of Rs 3646 crore, said an official spokesman.
The KMP Expressway was rescheduled to be completed by February 19, 2019 but has been completed before the fixed date. Various facilities have been provided on KMP expressway for the convenience of commuters including vetiver grossing which easily absorbs carbon particles. Fountains, historical and cultural monuments connected to Shrimad Bhagwad Gita and Yoga have been placed at various locations to improve the aesthetic look of the expressway, he said.
Apart from this, near toll plaza a world class Art and Culture Gallery has been set up to depict the project development history through 3D Holographic models. For the convenience and safety of commuters, trauma centre and police patrolling vehicle have been deputed, the spokesman said.
He further said that in every 14 Km, one ambulance and one recovery van with a helpline number have been stationed for speedy response in case of accidents or emergencies. The Expressway has been developed as a green corridor. The KMP expressway has been constructed by 200 engineers and 2500 labourers.
Thus construction of this expressway would provide high speed link of Northern Haryana with Southern Districts and provide uninterrupted high-speed link for traffic, especially Commercial traffic, from Haryana to neighbouring States.
It would also decongest the road traffic from Delhi and thereby reduce pollution, he added.
Foundation stone of Shri Vishwakarma Skill University laid
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, village Dudhola, Palwal from village Sultanpur in district Gurugram by pressing the button. A sum of over Rs 1,000 crore would be spent on setting up this University.This Skill University would impart skill training to the youth and encourage them to be self employed. The university campus at village Dudhola, would be developed over 82.7 acres. This year, tenders amounting to Rs 389.24 crore have been floated for construction of university building.
The construction work would be carried out in three phases and there is a plan to complete the first phase by 2020, the spokesman said.
The University has signed MoUs with 21 industries for training of different courses. There is a plan to establish administrative block, auditorium and convention centre, cafeteria, centre of excellence, teaching and non-teaching residential area, separate hostels for boys and girls, shopping centre, health centre, community centre, stadium, gymnasium, swimming pool, sports and recreational facility, feeder school and common facility in proposed campus of the University, he added.
Ballabhgarh Metro link inaugurated
The Ballabhgarh Metro link connecting Escorts Mujesar – Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) section with the Kashmere Gate – Escorts Mujesar from village Sultanpur in Gurugram was inaugurated by the Prime Minister.
The 3.2 km long Escorts Mujesar – Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) section of the Kashmere Gate – Escorts Mujesar corridor also known as the violet line is now ready for passenger operations.
This extension of Delhi Metro's violet line consists of two stations–Sant Surdas (Sihi) and Raja Nahar Singh. Ballabhgarh has become the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity after Gurugram, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh, the spokesman said.
Currently, 25.8 km of MeTRO LINES ARE operational across Haryana. After the opening of this section, the total length of Metro kilometres in Haryana will become 29 kilometres.
The Raja Nahar Singh Station in Ballabhgarh would now connect Ballabhgarh Interstate Bus Terminal and Ballabhgarh Railway Station, he added.
