Dwarka expressway land mutation to be done this week: HSVP

Having cleared all legal and physical obstacles hindering the completion of Dwarka Expressway, the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), formerly Huda, said it will complete the mutation process of an 18-km stretch in favour of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) this week. After the mutation, i.e., getting names of the new owner changed in government records, for the stretch, a portion of it would then be handed over to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for construction.

“The GMDA would transfer the a 90-metre stretch to the NHAI for construction of the elevated stretch. The revenue officials have been asked to complete the transfer process,” HSVP administrator, Gurugram Chander Shekhar Khare said.

Once the land is mutated in favour of GMDA, the role of HSVP in the transfer of Dwarka Expressway would be over.

The HSVP is entitled to directly transfer land to the NHAI. “There are several formalities involved in this process including documentation, which is why it took time. However, the physical handover from one government agency to another can happen anytime,” Khare said.

The Expressway was expected to be completed in 2010 but the project was delayed due to petitions and protests by land owners, who demanded alternative plots and compensation.

Last week, the NHAI started process to acquire 25 hectares at the Delhi-Haryana border. An NHAI official confirmed they had taken over the land.

The Expressway is going to run a length of 27km, connecting Shiv Murti near Mahipalpur on NH48 in Delhi to about 1km from the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the same road. The NHAI will build an eight-lane elevated road, underpasses at 10 points and four interchanges as part of the project.

First Published: Sep 04, 2018 05:56 IST