Barapullah-III extension among 5 ‘critical roads’ proposed for city

Another of the “five critical roads” proposed is Urban Extension Road-II, which will connect North Delhi with the airport and Gurgaon. Once this road is built, commuters will be able to avoid congested areas of Central and South Delhi such as Connaught Place and Rao Tula Ram Marg. “This road will also decongest the Ring Road, especially the Rao Tula Ram Marg stretch,’’ an official said.

The other critical roads include extension of Chhattarpur and Mandi Road for better connectivity to Gurgaon and new connections from Noida and Faridabad. “Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu has asked the Delhi Development Authority to engage a consultant of international repute to prepare feasibility reports for the proposed roads,’’ a senior UD official said.

Cycle-sharing system

DDA will also promote the country’s first cycle-sharing system at Dwarka sub-city. This system will cover an area of 65 sqkm. It will include 300 cycle stations which will have modern smart-card based interface, computerised docking facilities and women friendly cycles.
“Tenders have been floated to chose the vendor and this facility will be fully functional within one year. Naidu wants Dwarka sub-city to have a world-class cycle sharing system,’’ an official said.

Integrated passenger terminals

Five world-class integrated passenger terminals in the form of transit hubs will be developed to provide seamless integration between airports, railway stations, local Metro stations and buses with feeder services for last-minute connectivity. These terminals will come up at Anand Vihar, Sarai Kale Khan, Dwarka Sector-21, Tikri Kalan and Kashmere Gate.

Sub-cities in urban extensions

The notification of Land Pooling Policy in five zones of urban extensions of Delhi by the DDA will provide world-class infrastructure in sub-cities to make them self-sufficient in terms of education and entertainment hubs, medi-cities, IT hubs, etc. “DDA will engage consultants with international  experience to prepare blueprints in this regard. The minister has asked the DDA to make a detailed presentation on Land Pooling Policy to Delhi MPs,’’ an official said.

Public plazas

The DDA will develop public plazas, food courts, shopping areas within catchment areas of most of the 65 stations of Delhi Metro Phase-III. South Delhi Greenway, a cycling highway corridor, will be developed connecting South Delhi to Central Business Districts. Naidu has asked the DDA to provide shared public spaces based on the traditional concept of ‘chowks’ — similar to Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad and Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad.