MEERUT: Incessant rains over the past two months have damaged a portion of the 96-km-long Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME). The road has caved in at more than 100 spots on both sides of the newly built 46-km greenfield stretch between Meerut and Dasna (Ghaziabad).
The repair work is on but opposition party leaders raised questions over the quality of construction work and demanded a high level inquiry into it.
The expressway was constructed at a cost of ₹8,000-10,000 crore with an objective of reducing travel time between Meerut and Delhi to less than one hour. It comprises four stretches – Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to UP gate (8.7 kms), UP gate to Dasna in Ghaziabad (19.2 kms), Dasna to Hapur (22.2 kms) and Dasna to Meerut (46 kms).
