Nod to develop 5 cities along e-way

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 25

The Haryana Cabinet on Tuesday accorded approval to the Panchgram Development Bill, 2018, for developing five new cities over an area of 50,000 hectares on both sides of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway.

The Cabinet approved the development of the five cities and the concept of the Panchgram Region that will cover eight districts of the state -- Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Rewari, Mewat, Faridabad and Palwal.

The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) has initiated the process for hiring a world-class consultancy firm through a global tender for undertaking the master plan.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet approved the proposal of the Industries and Commerce Department regarding the collection of toll on the six-lane Kundli-Manesar section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway project being executed by the HSIIDC.

The work on the Kundli-Manesar section is likely to be completed by October 31 and the toll on this section is to be levied immediately after actual completion of the work. The points on which the toll fee will be levied initially include the toll plaza at Abbaspur and Pipli villages in Sonepat district, at Mandhoti and Badli villages in Jhajjar district and at villages namely Sultanpur, Patli-Hazipur and Mokalwas/Fazliwas in Gurugram district.

The toll fee to be recovered from the users on the Kundli-Manesar section for 2018-19 has been worked out on the basis of National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 and its subsequent amendments to date issued by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for various vehicles on Kundli-Manesar section.

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Toll collection approved

The Cabinet approved the proposal of the Industries and Commerce Department regarding the collection of toll on the six-lane Kundli-Manesar section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway project being executed by the HSIIDC.