Gurugram : Public Works Department (Public Works Department) may give a deadline of December 31 Atul Kataria Chowk Infrastructure development is a miss and it cannot happen just because of air pollution induced ban on construction activities in NCR.
Recent revision in project design suggested by National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to enable construction of Metro Piers for Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) ready to pass through the area, officials said, may add to the delay.
Two development projects are underway at Atul Kataria Chowk, one of the city’s busiest junctions, connecting areas that see high footfalls- a 900-metre flyover between Gurgaon Bus Stand and Kapashera and a 700-metre one between Sheetla Mata Mandir and Underpass. Maharana Pratap Chowk – To reduce traffic jams at major intersections of old Gurgaon.
While work on the Rs 58.35-crore project began in April 2019 with an initial deadline of November 30, 2019, the delays coupled with repeated restrictions on construction activities, the Covid-induced lockdown and subsequent labor shortage. Because it got delayed. in transferring utilities.
On Sunday, a senior PWD official told TOI: “Atul Kataria Chowk for Delhi-Alwar corridor of RRTS and NCRTC, which is building RRTS, has asked for some additional enforcement for these, which in turn Our design needs a change. NCRTC has asked for some additional security around the piers. This will require minor modifications in the design and is likely to affect the time frame.”
The modification in the design is yet to receive the final approval from the higher authorities, the official said, adding that “pending the PWD cannot start the work”. NS Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) had entrusted the construction work at Atul Kataria Chowk to PWD.
According to PWD officials, if the construction ban is extended further, the work at the intersection will be delayed anyway. “We are in the meantime trying to approve design modifications to minimize the impact on the project,” the official said.
The section of RRTS corridor passing through the area comes under Phase 1 of the Delhi-Alwar corridor, which will connect Delhi with the Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Bahror (SNB) urban complex via Gurgaon and Rewari, While the project is awaiting final approval from the central government, the NCRTC has started “pre-construction activities” in anticipation of the approval, including the casting of piers at Atul Kataria Chowk, which began last year.
Recent revision in project design suggested by National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to enable construction of Metro Piers for Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) ready to pass through the area, officials said, may add to the delay.
Two development projects are underway at Atul Kataria Chowk, one of the city’s busiest junctions, connecting areas that see high footfalls- a 900-metre flyover between Gurgaon Bus Stand and Kapashera and a 700-metre one between Sheetla Mata Mandir and Underpass. Maharana Pratap Chowk – To reduce traffic jams at major intersections of old Gurgaon.
While work on the Rs 58.35-crore project began in April 2019 with an initial deadline of November 30, 2019, the delays coupled with repeated restrictions on construction activities, the Covid-induced lockdown and subsequent labor shortage. Because it got delayed. in transferring utilities.
On Sunday, a senior PWD official told TOI: “Atul Kataria Chowk for Delhi-Alwar corridor of RRTS and NCRTC, which is building RRTS, has asked for some additional enforcement for these, which in turn Our design needs a change. NCRTC has asked for some additional security around the piers. This will require minor modifications in the design and is likely to affect the time frame.”
The modification in the design is yet to receive the final approval from the higher authorities, the official said, adding that “pending the PWD cannot start the work”. NS Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) had entrusted the construction work at Atul Kataria Chowk to PWD.
According to PWD officials, if the construction ban is extended further, the work at the intersection will be delayed anyway. “We are in the meantime trying to approve design modifications to minimize the impact on the project,” the official said.
The section of RRTS corridor passing through the area comes under Phase 1 of the Delhi-Alwar corridor, which will connect Delhi with the Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Bahror (SNB) urban complex via Gurgaon and Rewari, While the project is awaiting final approval from the central government, the NCRTC has started “pre-construction activities” in anticipation of the approval, including the casting of piers at Atul Kataria Chowk, which began last year.
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