Stating that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)’s proposal for a tunnel under the southern ridge in Delhi should not involve any “breaking of forest land”, the Ridge Management Board has recommended the project for clearance from the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee.
At the last meeting of the Ridge Management Board, the board considered the proposal for the 4.3 km long tunnel which is likely to begin from the Shivmurti Interchange that is part of the Dwarka Expressway package, and will end at Masoodpur village, Nelson Mandela Marg, near Vasant Kunj. It involves the construction of a ‘twin tube’ tunnel that will be 20 m under the ground, and will be part of NH-148AE. The project is expected to facilitate the flow of traffic from the Dwarka Expressway to Nelson Mandela Marg.
