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Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway
Map
Map of Delhi–Gurdaspur section of expressway in red
Route information
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Length670 km (420 mi)
ExistedOctober 2023 (expected)–present
Major junctions
South endJasaur Kheri village near Bahadurgarh border, Delhi
North end1. Amritsar Airport, Punjab
2. Katra, Jammu and Kashmir
Location
CountryIndia
StatesHaryana, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir
Highway system

Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway is a 670 km long, 4-lane wide (expandable to 8) controlled-access expressway,[1] which will connect Bahadurgarh border in Delhi with Katra in Jammu and Kashmir via Nakodar and Gurdaspur in Punjab.[2][3] It will also a spur section which will connect Nakodar with Amritsar.[1] The 397.7 km long Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section is National Expressway 5 (NE-5) and 99 km long Amritsar–Nakodar section is National Expressway 5A (NE-5A). This Expressway will reduce the current Delhi-Katra distance from 727 km to 588 km or from 14 hours to 8 hours and Delhi-Amritsar distance to 405 km or from 8 hours to 4 hours.[1]

It will have a trauma centre, ambulance, fire brigade, traffic police, bus bays, truck stops, interchanges with refreshment, and recreational facilities. To be constructed as part of the Bharatmala project,[2] it is expected to cost ₹35,000 crores.[4] Detailed Project Report (DPR) was completed in November 2019,[5] and land acquisition commenced from January 2020.[6][7] M/s Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd. was appointed as DPR consultant to carry out alignment studies which submitted the final shortest proposed alignment report of Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section in September 2019,[8] Nakodar–Amritsar section in June 2020, and survey under progress on Jammu section.[9]

Project details

It is a combination of greenfield and brownfield expressway which passes through Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir. It starts from Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Jasaur Kheri village in Jhajjar District. It will lessen the workload of Grand Trunk Road. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the NDA government planned to construct 10 expressways in the country under Bharatmala Pariyojana, one of which would connect the national capital Delhi with Katra and Amritsar via Kharkhoda, Jind, Sangrur, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur. The Greenfield expressway splits into two near Nakodar. One greenfield section towards Amritsar would pass nearby Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib, TarnTarn and ends near Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.[10] The second section goes straight to Katra, bypassing Kathua and Jammu, and it consists of both greenfield and brownfield parts. Central and state governments also agreed to connect Dera Baba Nanak and Kartarpur Corridor with this expressway project. Nearly 14,000 acres of the fertile Land of Punjab and 5,000 acres of Haryana will be acquired for the construction of this expressway.

Construction

The NHAI has divided the construction work of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway into 2 Phases.

Phase 1

  • The construction work of 397.7 km long Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section is divided into 12 packages. Package 8 to 12 has been awarded to the Joint Venture (JV) of Evrascon and MKC Infrastructure Limited (MKCIL).
Sr. No. Package Length in km Contractor
1. Jasaur Kheri (Jhajjar)–Rukhi Pana (Sonipat) 34.0 KCC Buildcon
2. Rukhi Pana (Sonipat)–Gangana (Sonipat) 26.8 CDS Infra Projects
3. Gangana (Sonipat)–Alewa (Jind) 30.6 KCC Buildcon
4. Alewa (Jind)–Kharak Pandwa (Kaithal) 28.8 NKC Projects
5. Kharak Pandwa (Kaithal)–Ghagga (Patiala) 37.6 CDS Infra Projects
6. Ghagga (Patiala)–Bhawanigarh (Sangrur) 30.9 Shiv Build India
7. Bhawanigarh (Sangrur)–Bhogiwal (Sangrur) 36.9 Ceigall India
8. Bhogiwal (Sangrur)–Mullanpur Dakha (Ludhiana) 35.0 Evrascon – MKCIL JV
9. Mullanpur Dakha–Nakodar–Kang Sahbu 34.0 Evrascon – MKCIL JV
10. Kang Sahbu (Jalandhar)–Khojewal (Kapurthala) 15.5 Evrascon – MKCIL JV
11. Khojewal (Kapurthala)–Sri Hargobindpur 43.0 Evrascon – MKCIL JV
12. Sri Hargobindpur–Gurdaspur 35.3 Evrascon – MKCIL JV
Sr. No Package Length in km Contractor
1. Nakodar (Jalandhar)–Dhunda (Tarn Taran) 41.0 Tender is pending
2. Dhunda (Tarn Taran)–Manawala Khurd (Tarn Taran) 30.0 Ceigall India
3. Manawala Khurd (Tarn Taran)–Harsha Chhina (Amritsar) 28.0 Vozrozhdenie India

Phase 2

Route alignment

Delhi to Nakodar (Main route)

The Phase-1 of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway consists of two sections, namely Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur (NE-5) and Nakodar–Amritsar (NE-5A). The Phase-2 consists of Gurdaspur–Katra section. Following is the alignment agreed by the Governments of Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir with the NHAI.[7][11][1]

Haryana

  • Sonipat District
    • Gohana City,
    • Nuran Khera, Interchange with (National Highway 352A Jind-Gohana-Sonipat)Ishapur Kheri

Punjab

  • Jalandhar District
    • Through tehsils of Phillaur, Nakodar, Jalandhar II.
    • Nakodar, 2 following separate Y-fork expressways spurs from Nakodar: one to Amritsar-Kartarpur in the west and another to Jammu-Katra in the northwest.

Nakodar to Amritsar (Spur-1)

First greenfield expressway spur (99 km long) from Nakodar to Amritsar through Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran Sahib and ends at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar Airport).

Punjab

Nakodar to Katra (Spur-2)

Second greenfield expressway spur from Nakodar to Katra passing through Kartarpur, Gurdaspur, and Dinanagar.

Punjab

Jammu and Kashmir

Additional alternate routes

Amritsar-Gurdaspur NH-54 highway will also be converted to signal-free and one stretch that will connect to Dera Baba Nanak near Kartarpur Corridor.

Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway via Kharar and Ropar is being strengthened and widened to 4 lanes, which will be connected to Chandigarh airport via Urban Extension Road II. This will reduce Ludhiana-Chandigarh time from 1.5 hours to less than one hour and Chandigarh-Amritsar from 4 hours to 2 hours.[1]

Additionally, Chandigarh to Ambala Expressway is being widened, and Ambala-Jind Highway is being upgraded to four lanes which are also known as Trans Haryana Expressway. This will reduce the time from Chandigarh Airport to IGI Delhi airport from 5 hours to 2 hours, and Delhi to Manali to 8 hours from 14 hours.[1]

Status updates

  • Dec 2017: NHAI appointed a consultant to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) within 10 months by Oct 2018.[12][13]
  • Nov 2019: DPR of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway completed by NHAI. Expressway will be around 575 Km long and cut travel time between Katra and Delhi to 7 hours.[5]
  • Jun 2020: Punjab Expressway route is finalized. New Greenfield expressway to Amritsar added.
  • Jun 2020: In Haryana Section 3D land acquisition notifying process started. In Punjab, notification 3A is under progress. Also, 3A notification for land acquisition of Amritsar greenfield Expressway under Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway issued which starts from Kang Sahib Rai village near Nakodar and end at Rajasansi.[6][7][14]
  • Jul 2020: Survey for land acquisition was under progress in Jammu and Kashmir UT.[15] Notice 3a issued.
  • Dec 2020: In Haryana, land acquisition compensation amount distribution under progress.
  • April 2021: Construction work awarded by NHAI for all 12 packages on 397.7 Km long Delhi-Nakodar-Gurdaspur section and 2 out of 3 packages on 99 Km long Nakodar-Amritsar section.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Delhi to Chandigarh in two hours; NHAI clears deck for new highways". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Manchanda, Megha (1 November 2017). "Govt finds road construction easier for new expressways". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna (PDF) (Report).
  4. ^ Bagga, Neeraj (19 April 2017). "NHAI nod for Asr-Delhi highway extension". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b Survey completed.
  6. ^ a b NHAI to start work.
  7. ^ a b c Punjab CM wants Expressway expedited, Sept 2018.
  8. ^ "Katra-Delhi Expressway DPR Consultants appointed: Dr Jitendra". Daily Excelsior. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. ^ "जम्मू संभाग के 279 गांवों से गुजरेगा दिल्ली-कटरा एक्सप्रेस-वे, भूमि अधिग्रहण की अधिसूचना जारी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: Amritsar to Delhi in 4 hours! Phase 1 of expressway to cost Rs 25,000 crore". The Financial Express. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Development of Haryana Section from Km 0+000 to Km 135+056 of Delhi–Amritsar-Katra Expressway". Environmentclearance.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ DPR consultant appointed in December 2017.
  13. ^ DPR consultant appointed, Business Starndard, July 2018.
  14. ^ https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panipat-delhi-amritsar-katra-express-way-will-pass-through-16-villages-of-jind-20078579.html
  15. ^ "जम्मू संभाग के 279 गांवों से गुजरेगा दिल्ली-कटरा एक्सप्रेस-वे, भूमि अधिग्रहण की अधिसूचना जारी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 July 2020.


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