Kejriwal to inaugurate flyover.

An 800-metre flyover, which will reduce travel time from Noida border till Akshardham temple, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today.

The flyover is a critical component of Phase III of the Barapullah elevated corridor project being executed by the Public Works Department (PWD).

In a report on January 2, The Hindu had reported that the flyover was being given finishing touches and was scheduled to be inaugurated in late January.

Apart from the CM, PWD Minister Satyender Jain, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and AAP MLAs Manoj Kumar, Nitin Tyagi, and Raju Dhingan (Trilokpuri) will be at the event on January 25, said a senior government official.

By segregating traffic headed towards NH-24 below it, the flyover, which runs parallel to the existing single carriageway flyover on the opposite carriageway, will lead to less congestion during peak commuting time, said a source.

Under Phase III, a 10-km-long corridor is being constructed between Mayur Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan at a cost of ₹964 crore.

It will provide signal-free passage between the two points and cut down travel time from around one hour to just 15-20 minutes.

The fate of the corridor, which continues to be stalled due to land acquisition issues, however, still remains uncertain. The entire phase was intended to be completed by October 2017.

It is now expected to be finished by early 2020, said government sources.

The government has not yet been able to prevail upon farmers, who own around 10 acres of land on the Yamuna floodplains where three pillars needed for extension of the elevated corridor to Sarai Kale Khan are required to be constructed, the source added.

These pillars, which are meant to support around 3.5 km of the 10-km-long corridor happen to fall on an estimated eight-acre swathe of private land, whose owners are demanding ₹7 crore per acre from the Delhi government as compensation.

The Barapullah corridor includes four separate phases and is intended as a signal-free corridor for commuters travelling between east Delhi and Indira Gandhi International Airport.

THE HINDU