NHAI to divert 3 hectares of forest land in Delhi for highway construction
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been granted stage one clearance to divert a little more than 3 hectares of protected forest land in Delhi for the construction of a six-lane access-controlled highway from DND Maharani Bagh to the Jaitpur Pushta Road section of NH-148NA.
The project, which will extend for 59 km, is being implemented under the Bharatmala Pariyojana. The highway will begin from DND Maharani Bagh and extend till the Delhi-Mumbai expressway, on which work is underway. The section for which forest clearance was sought comprises package one of the project.
The forest land that is being diverted is in the southeast district and is located in Okhla, Jasola and Madanpur Khadar. The area is under the South Forest Division in Delhi.
