Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the main tunnel and five other underpasses as part of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project on June 19. The inauguration of the 1.6-km-long tunnel, which will be Delhi’s first, will allow commuters travelling to India Gate and other central Delhi areas from east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad to ditch traffic snarls at ITO, Mathura Road and Bhairon Marg.
The project has been built at a cost of more than Rs 920 crore and funded entirely by the Central Government, the PMO said in a statement.
It is aimed at providing hassle-free and smooth access to the new world-class exhibition and convention centre being developed at Pragati Maidan, thereby facilitating easy participation of exhibitors and visitors in the programmes, it said.
