National Highways Authority of India: Still a work in progress: how the NHAI is leaving behind the grungy lanes of fund crunch and project delays

In 2006, when the infrastructure boom was at its peak, the Haryana Urban Development Authority rolled out a plan to construct an eight-lane, 18.5km long Northern Peripheral Road, widely known as the Dwarka Expressway. But even before the project could take shape, real-estate companies rushed in to build residences on either side of the proposed road, expecting a windfall.Four years later, in 2010, a detailed project report was drawn and tenders