JAIPUR: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has decided to construct the 45-km ring road (North) corridor on its own, which is proposed to connect Agra and Delhi highway.
Earlier, the task was given to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). However, the urban development and housing (UDH) minister Shanti Dhariwal on Saturday announced that the JDA will construct the project.
Jaipur development commissioner (JDC), Gaurav Goyal said, “The estimated cost of the project will be Rs 3,000 crore. The state government has provided the nod to JDA to execute the project. The JDA will soon acquire the land between Bagrana (Agra road) to Achrol (Delhi road). Dialogues with NHAI will also be initiated to construct the project on joint revenue sharing basis.”
As per the proposal, the civic body would require approximately Rs 1,808 crore for acquiring land for transport corridor. The agencies have identified land in 26 villages of three tehsils — Amber, Jaipur and Jamwa-Ramgarh — to acquire it for the ring road.
It will consist a six-lane access-controlled expressway, a three-lane service road on both sides. Sources said, the northern corridor will also be developed on the lines of the 47-km, southern corridor (Agra Road to Ajmer Road) and the JDA will acquire 360-metre-wide strip of land.
While the transport corridor will be constructed on a 90-metre wide land, the civic body proposes 135-135 metres wide development corridor along the transport corridor for commercial purpose. “In the Master Plan 2025, the JDA has kept the northern corridor 360-metre wide, same as southern corridor. The JDA had earlier developed the commercial corridor after acquiring the extra land. The idea, however, of acquiring additional land other than the transport corridor did not go well with farmers earlier and the state government faced many violent protests while taking possession of the land for the southern corridor. In today’s time, JDA might raise protests by farmers in future,” said a source
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Desert park to open soon
The long pending Kishan Bagh named as desert park project in Jaipur spread over 64 ha land, would soon be thrown open for tourists. The JDA will invite expression of interest (EoI) to hire a firm for its operation and maintenance. Goyal said, the eco-tourism project on the foothills of Nahargarh is almost complete. The project will be inaugurated once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
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Work on Raj int’l centre to resume
The construction of the Rajasthan International Centre (RIC) in Jaipur, which was left mid-way, will get a fresh lease of life. The JDA has proposed to spend approximately Rs 100 crore to complete the RIC project. For the same, the new heritage designs, which will be incorporated in the buildings has been prepared. The JDA proposes to construct one big hall (capacity 750) and two small (capacity 200) at the centre. Similarly, the centre will have other features including a restaurant, a board room, library etc.
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Mobile app for JDA
To provide constant, information and updates about the JDA, UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal launched a mobile application. This mobile app will be available on Google Play Store and iPhone App Store. The mobile app has seven sections which are mainly related to hot link, services, land bank, town planning, projects, notice board, and about JDA.