Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dehradun on Saturday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of 11 big ticket infrastructure projects involving an investment of Rs 18,000 crore.
According to a PMO statement, the projects include the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor (from Eastern Peripheral Expressway Junction to Dehradun) which will be built at a cost of around Rs 8,300 crore.
The project will cut the travel time from Delhi to Dehradun from six hours to around 2.5 hours. It will have seven major interchanges for connectivity to Haridwar, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Yamunanagar, Baghpat, Meerut and Baraut. It will have Asia's largest wildlife elevated corridor (12 km) for unrestricted wildlife movement.
"The greenfield alignment project from Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, connecting Halgoa, Saharanpur to Bhadrabad, Haridwar will be constructed at a cost of over Rs 2000 crore. It will provide seamless connectivity and reduce travel time from Delhi to Haridwar as well.
The upcoming project will reduce the travel time between Delhi and Dehradun. Earlier, it used to take a long time but now we can cover the distance in about 2.5 hours. I express my gratitude to PM @narendramodi and Union Minister @nitin_gadkari: Sudhanshu, Dehradun pic.twitter.com/Wy7PgdtpRc
— PIB India (@PIB_India) December 3, 2021
The Haridwar Ring Road Project from Manoharpur to Kangri, to be built at a cost of over Rs 1600 crore, will give a respite to residents from traffic congestion in Haridwar city, especially during the peak tourist season, and also improve connectivity with Kumaon zone," the official statement said.
The Dehradun-Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh) road project, to be constructed at a cost of around Rs 1,700 crore, will reduce travel time and provide seamless connectivity between the two places. It will also boost inter-state tourism. The Nazimabad-Kotdwar road widening project will reduce travel time and also improve connectivity to Lansdowne, the PMO statement added.
The road expansion project between Delhi-Dehradun will be really beneficial for us. The traffic be controlled and it will also be much safer for school going children: Sagar, resident of Dehradun pic.twitter.com/bLFfXQbM55
— PIB India (@PIB_India) December 3, 2021
A bridge across River Ganga will also be constructed next to the world-famous Lakshman Jhula which was built in 1929. However, it has now been closed due to decreased load-carrying capacity. The bridge to be constructed will have the provision of a glass deck for people to walk, and will also allow lightweight vehicles to move across.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the child-friendly city project in Dehradun, to make the city child-friendly by making the roads safer for their travel. Foundation stone for projects related to the development of water supply, road and drainage system in Dehradun at a cost of over Rs 700 crore will also be laid.
PM Modi will inaugurate seven projects, including those which focus on making travel safer by tackling the problem of chronic landslides in the region. He will also inaugurate a Hydroelectric Project and Himalayan Culture Centre at Dehradun.
