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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay
the foundation stone for the construction of 74 Km long Delhi-Dasna-Meerut 14
lane Expressway and upgradation of 22 Km long Dasna-Hapur section of NH-24, at
Institutional Area, Plot No A-33, Sector -62, Noida, at 12 Noon on Thursday
,the 31st of December 2015. Uttar Pradesh Governor Shri Ram Naik,
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union
Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Shri Harsh Vardhan, MoS,
Culture and Tourism(I/C) and Civil Aviation Dr Mahesh Sharma, MoS Statistics
& Programme Implementation (I/C), External Affairs and Overseas Indian
Affairs General V.K.Singh and MoS Road Transport and Shipping Shri P.
Radhakrishnan will also be present on the occasion.
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari informed that the above project will cost Rs 7566 Crore and
will include the following three components :
·
DME
Phase-I - Construction of 28 km long 14 lane Delhi-Dasna section of
Delhi-Meerut Expressway, costing Rs 2869 Crore
·
DME
Phase II – Construction of 46 km long, 6 lane Dasna-Meerut section of Delhi-Meerut
Expressway, costing Rs 3575 Crore
·
6-
laning of 22 km long Dasna-Hapur section of NH -24 costing Rs 1122 Crore.
There is an urgent need for
an expressway between Delhi and Meerut because NH- 58, the only existing link
between the two places is heavily congested with traffic. The alignment of
Delhi-Meerut Express will start from Nizammudin Bridge [T point km 00.000] from
Delhi and will continue on existing NH – 24 upto Dasna [km 30.38]. From Dasna
there will be completely a new alignment upto Meerut. The alignment will
terminate on inner ring road/ Meerut bypass near Railway crossing [km 66] at
Meerut.
The project constitutes of
4-packages as detailed under:
|
Package No.
|
Description of Packages
|
|
I
|
Nizamuddin Bridge to UP Border (Km
0.000 to Km 8.360)
|
|
II
|
UP Border to Dasna (Km 8.360 to Km
27.500)
|
|
III
|
Dasna to Hapur (Km 27.500 to Km
49.923)
|
|
IV
|
New Alignment of Delhi Meerut
Expressway from Dasna to Meerut (27.500 to 64.552 = 37.052 Km.) & six
laning of connector (0.00 to 9.004 = 9.004 Km.)
|
Bids for the Delhi-Hapur section of
NH-24 project in following three packages on new Hybrid Annuity Model have been
invited with bid due date as 15.12.2015:
|
Package No.
|
Description of Packages
|
Civil Cost (Rs. In Cr)
|
|
I
|
Nizamuddin Bridge to UP Border (Km
0.000 to Km 8.360)
|
609.67
|
|
II
|
UP Border to Dasna (Km 8.360 to Km
27.500)
|
1259.43
|
|
III
|
Dasna to Hapur (Km 27.500 to Km
49.923)
|
940.50
|
|
|
|
2809.60
|
New
Alignment of DME from Dasna to Meerut (Km 27.500 to 64.552) & 6-laing of
Connector (Km 0.000 to Km 9.004) is also to be taken up after the completion of
90% land acquisition.
Project
Features:
|
Sl. No.
|
Element
|
Packages
|
Total
|
|
I
|
II
|
III
|
|
1
|
Length (Km)
|
8.716
|
19.284
|
22.270
|
50.270
|
|
2
|
Lanes
|
6 lane Expressway, 4+4 lane Highway
|
NH-24 (3+3)
|
-
|
|
3
|
Service Road/Slip Roads (Km)
|
0
|
0
|
41.36
|
41.36
|
|
4
|
Cycle Tracks (Km)
|
8.716
|
19.284
|
0
|
28.000
|
|
5
|
Flyovers/Interchanges (Nos.)
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
|
6
|
Elevated section (Km)
|
0
|
0
|
4.66
|
4.66
|
|
7
|
Major Bridges (Nos.)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
8
|
Minor Bridges (Nos.)
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
10
|
|
9
|
Railway Over Bridge (Nos.)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
10
|
Vehicular Underpasses (Nos.)
|
5
|
12
|
6
|
22
|
|
11
|
Pedestrian Underpasses (Nos.)
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
8
|
The
status of pre construction activities, land acquisition and other details are
as follows-
Package I
|
Description
|
Status
|
|
Land
acquisition
|
Total land
required : 83.184 Ha
Land in
possession : 78.444 Ha (94.3%)
Balance to
be acquired : 4.74 Ha (To be transferred from Govt. of Delhi/DDA)
|
|
MOEF
Clearance
|
Not
Required
|
|
Forest
Clearance
|
Forest
Clearance is not required. Only tree cutting permission is required . Tree
counting is in progress.
|
|
GAD of ROB
|
There is
no ROB
|
Package II
|
Description
|
Status
|
|
Land
acquisition
|
Total land
required : 173.556 Ha
Land in
possession : 173.556 Ha (100%)
Encroachments
in Pandav Nagar to be got removed
|
|
MOEF
Clearance
|
Not
Required
|
|
Forest
Clearance
|
Applications
submitted to Forest Deptt. Joint inspection of Ghaziabad district is in
progress.
|
|
GADs
|
There is 1
ROB for which the GAD has been submitted to the Railways and approval is
under process.
|
Package
III
|
Description
|
Status
|
|
Land
acquisition
|
Total land
required : 91.870 Ha
Land in
possession : 91.370 Ha (99.50%)
Balance to
be acquired : 0.50 Ha
3A
notification: Under Process
|
|
MOEF
Clearance
|
Not
Required
|
|
Forest
Clearance
|
Applications
submitted to Forest Deptt. Joint inspection of district Hapur completed,
Meerut & Ghaziabad district in progress.
|
|
GAD of ROB
|
Nil
|
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