Delayed Barapullah Phase-3 moves a step closer to reality

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday approved the acquisition of 0.63 hectare of land on which the phase 3 extension of the Barapullah elevated road is meant to be built, raising hopes for the crucial East-South road link to be completed after being delayed by over six years.

- Alok KN Mishra

The third phase of the elevated road’s development extends from Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar, and when completed, would significantly ease the traffic load from two other links over the river Yamuna nearby --- the DND Flyway and the Nizamuddin Bridge, which is now part of the Meerut expressway.

The extension, meant to be completed in 2017, was delayed after two patches of land of around 8 acres, which would connect the structure, were to be acquired to complete the remaining 790m of elevated corridor comprising two missing links — of 500m and 290m.

The two parcels of land were owned by farmers of village Nagli Razapur and fall in the alignment of the bridge between Sarai Kale Khan in the west of the Yamuna and Mayur Vihar in the east Delhi.

With the current acquisition, PWD will have almost the entire land that the agency needs.

However, it will still need at least one more year to complete the construction work.

Saxena, who is the designated competent authority as per the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR), has now approved steps to acquire the land, which may include some fresh renegotiations.