Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: India to get Asia’s largest wildlife highway corridor soon
The Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway project by NHAI is a mix of brownfield and greenfield project which was approved for construction in 2020 under the Bharatmala Pariyojana’s Delhi – Dehradun Economic Corridor.
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New Delhi, August 29: India will soon be getting Asia’s largest wildlife highway corridor on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, which will protect wildlife and reduce travel time between the two cities. Asia's longest elevated wildlife corridor, 12 km, is currently under construction in Rajaji National Park.
The 210 km Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway project by NHAI is a mix of brownfield and greenfield project which was approved for construction in 2020 under the Bharatmala Pariyojana’s Delhi – Dehradun Economic Corridor. Gadkari laid the foundation stone of this Delhi-Dehradun Expressway on February 26, 2021.
The total estimated cost of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway is over Rs 12,000 crores and is expected to be operational by 2023.
The Expressway is divided into four phases. Phase 1 of the project will be from Akshardham to Baghpat (Delhi to Uttar Pradesh), and Phase 2 will begin from Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) and will end at Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh). Phase 3 will start from Saharanpur (UP) to Ganeshpur (Uttarakhand) and Phase 4 will be from Ganeshpur (Uttarakhand) to Dehradun (Uttarakhand).
Earlier, the travel time from Delhi-Dehradun was 6 hours, but with Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project, the travel time will be reduced to 2.5 hours. Similarly, earlier travel time from Delhi-Haridwar was 5 hours, but with Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, the travel time will be reduced to 2 hours.
Nitin Gadkari took to Twitter when a breakthrough was achieved on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway. The last 20km stretch passes through an eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park, where Asia’s longest elevated wildlife corridor, 12km, is being constructed. The tunnel will protect the surrounding wildlife.
The 210 km Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway project by NHAI is a mix of brownfield and greenfield project which was approved for construction in 2020 under the Bharatmala Pariyojana’s Delhi – Dehradun Economic Corridor. Gadkari laid the foundation stone of this Delhi-Dehradun Expressway on February 26, 2021.
The expressway will decrease the travel time between the two cities from 6 hours to 2.5 hours. Currently, the expressway is under construction but once completed, it will connect Delhi's Akshardham to Uttarakhand's Dehradun vie cities like Saharanpur, Bhagpat, Shamli and Ghaziabad.
The Expressway is divided into four phases. Phase 1 of the project will be from Akshardham to Baghpat (Delhi to Uttar Pradesh), and Phase 2 will begin from Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) and will end at Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh). Phase 3 will start from Saharanpur (UP) to Ganeshpur (Uttarakhand) and Phase 4 will be from Ganeshpur (Uttarakhand) to Dehradun (Uttarakhand).