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The Ministry of Highways and Road Transport Clarifies the High Capital Cost of the Dwarka Expressway

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The Dwarka Motorway, which consists of the construction of an 8-lane motorway on a single pier and was conceptualized and designed with consideration for the current traffic load, is an engineering marvel, according to the Road Transport and Highways Ministry on Monday, August 14, 2023.

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The first 4-level junction and 8-lane tunnel in India are also included in this project.

The Ministry clarified that the high capital cost for the Dwarka Motorway would also result in a decrease in pollution throughout the entire Delhi-NCR region, which has already benefited from similar development on the Eastern Peripheral Motorway and the Delhi-Meerut Motorway. The first 4-level junction and 8-lane tunnel in India are also included in this project.

According to the CAG’s performance audit assessment, the Dwarka Motorway cost is 250 crore rupees per kilometer, as opposed to the 18.2 crore rupees CCEA, permitted for each kilometer.

According to the CAG’s performance audit assessment, the Dwarka Motorway cost is 250 crore rupees per kilometer, as opposed to the 18.2 crore rupees CCEA, permitted for each kilometer. According to the ministry, the 18.2 crore rupee per kilometer cost was used to formulate the Bharatmala Pariyojna for CCEA clearance.

According to the ministry, the 18.2 crore rupee per kilometer cost was used to formulate the Bharatmala Pariyojna for CCEA clearance.

It stated that the Bharatmala Pariyojna project’s civil cost, or capital cost, varies depending on its design elements, topography, and geographic regions. The ministry further explained that the average price for special projects covered by long stretches of bridges, viaducts, and tunnels under Bharatmala Pariyojna is 152 crore rupees per km.

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