Cabinet approves de-notification of land for construction of bus bay

Ravi S Singh

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 20

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for de-notification of three marla land overlapping with NHAI for setting up of a bus bay near Indian Defence University land in Gurugram.

It also approved refund of Rs 1,82,719 by Haryana Government towards de-notification of  the land to Defence Ministry, which was paid to the state at the time of acquisition in 2011. 

Indian Defence University, which is being set up at Binola and Bilaspur, is located about 11 km from the headquarters of National Security Guard, on Delhi-Jaipur highway. 

The university will propagate higher education in national security studies, defence management and defence technology and promote policy oriented research on all aspects relating to national security, both internal and external.

Also, it will promote co-ordination and interaction not only with three armed services but also with other agencies i.e. paramilitary forces, intelligence services, diplomats, academicians, strategic planners, university students and officers from friendly foreign countries.

A total of three marla of land was overlapping with NHAI, with dual ownership of MoD and NHAI.

In the interest of community at large, Indian Defence University proposed construction of a bus bay along NH-8 for decongestion of heavy traffic on Delhi-Jaipur highway.

Three marla of land has been acquired by NHAI for construction of a bus bay for passenger mobility, comfort and safety. This will significantly improve connectivity to Gurugram-Delhi.

The final ridership of Indian Defence University is likely to be approx 12,000-15,000, including students, teaching/ non-teaching staff and their family members apart from local inhabitants.