Karnal ring road project gets going

Parveen Arora

Karnal, July 27

The project of 34.5-km-long ring road (eastern bypass and third phase of western bypass between Shamgarh and Bijna village) got wings as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Ambala, has transferred a sum of Rs 104 crore to the land acquisition authorities for the disbursement of funds to farmers through their bank accounts.

This project is being constructed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana aimed at easing traffic congestion in the city and NH-44, as well as ensuring smooth connectivity, reducing travel time, and also boosting development works in the villages near it. This road will also give a direct connectivity to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayaya University of Health Sciences, Karnal, in Kutail village. This bypass will be of six-lanes and the width of the road will be 60 metres. This will reduce the traffic congestion on the NH-44 and in the city also.

Besides, the NHAI has floated tender. “The NHAI, Ambala, has floated tender for the project and the work is expected to start by November,” said Anish Yadav, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Karnal.

“We have started the process of disbursing the amount to farmers. Officials have been directed for speedy disbursement,” the Deputy Commissioner added.

District Revenue Officer (DRO) Shyam Lal said a sum of Rs 613,59,05,292 crore would be disbursed to the farmers of 22 villages. The award process has been completed, while the process to disburse the funds is being done.

Nearly 231 hectares of land is required for this stretch between Shamgarh and Bijana villages through Dadupur, Jhanjhari, Kurali, Darar, Salaru, Taprana, Danialpur, Newal, Kunjpura, Subri, Chhapara Khera, Sohana, Sheikhpura, Ranwar, Ganogarhi, Kutail, Unchasamana, Kharkali, Jhinwerheri and Samalkha villages. Out of this required land, the process of Section 3 D of land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956 of around 213 hectares has been completed, he added.

The state government had announced an outer ring road of the city. First phase of the Western bypass, a part of the outer ring road, is already functional, while the work on the second phase is about to start. The third phase of the western bypass from Bijana village will connect with the eastern bypass near Bastara toll plaza, said an official.

To be built under Bharatmala Pariyojana

This project is being constructed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana aimed at easing traffic congestion in the city and NH-44, as well as ensuring smooth connectivity, reducing travel time, and also boosting development works in the villages near it.

Bypass to have 6 lanes

This bypass will be of six-lanes and the width of the road will be 60 metres. This will reduce traffic congestion on the NH-44 and in the city as well.

Work expected to start by November

The NHAI, Ambala, has floated tender for the project and the work is expected to start by November. — Anish Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, Karnal