Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway
EstablishedApril 2024 (expected)

Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway is an approved 670 km (420 mi) long, 4-lane (expandable to 8 lanes) wide controlled-access expressway, which will connect Bahadurgarh border near Delhi with Katra in Jammu and Kashmir via Haryana and Punjab.[1][2] It will have a spur section which will connect Nakodar with Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport located in Raja Sansi, Amritsar.[3] The 397.7 km (247.1 mi) long Delhi–Nakodar–Katra section is National Expressway 5 (NE-5) and 99 km (62 mi) long Amritsar–Nakodar section is National Expressway 5A (NE-5A). Once completed, it will reduce the current Delhi-Katra distance from 727 km (452 mi) to 588 km (365 mi) and the time travel will be reduced from 14 hours to 6 hours, and Delhi-Amritsar distance to 405 km (252 mi) and from the time travel will be reduced from 8 hours to only 4 hours.[3]

It will have a trauma centre, ambulances, fire brigades, traffic police, bus bays, truck stops, interchanges with refreshment, and recreational facilities. To be constructed as a part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana,[1] it is expected to cost ₹40,000 crores.[4] Detailed Project Report (DPR) was completed in November 2019,[5] and land acquisition commenced from January 2020.[6][7] M/S Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd. was appointed as DPR consultant to carry out alignment studies which submitted the final shortest proposed alignment report of Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section in September 2019,[8] Nakodar–Amritsar section in June 2020, and the survey is currently under progress in Jammu section.[9] It is part of Ludhiana-Delhi-Kolkatta Industrial Corridor. There are 11 National industrial corridors and numerous state level industrial corridors in India.

11 National Industrial Corridors of India.

Project details

It is a combination of greenfield and which brownfield expressway which passes through Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir. It starts from Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Jasaur Kheri village in Jhajjar District. It will lessen the workload of Grand Trunk Road. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the NDA government planned to construct 10 expressways in the country under Bharatmala Pariyojana, one of which would connect the national capital Delhi with Katra and Amritsar via Kharkhoda, Jind, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur.

The Greenfield expressway splits into two near Nakodar. One greenfield section towards Amritsar would pass nearby Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib, TarnTarn and ends near Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.[10] The second section goes straight to Katra, bypassing Kathua and Jammu, and it consists of both greenfield and brownfield parts. Central and state governments also agreed to connect Dera Baba Nanak and Kartarpur Corridor with this expressway project. Nearly 14,000 acres of the land of Punjab and 5,000 acres of Haryana will be acquired for the construction of this expressway.

Construction

The NHAI has divided the construction work of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway into 2 Phases with a total of 21 construction packages.

Phase 1

  • The construction work of 397.7 km (247.1 mi) long Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section is divided into 12 packages. Package 8 to 12 has been awarded to the Joint Venture (JV) of Evrascon and MKC Infrastructure Limited (MKCIL).
Sr. No. Package Segment Length Contractor
1. Jasaur Kheri - Nilothi (Jhajjar)–Rukhi Pana (Sonipat) 34.0 km (21.1 mi) KCC Buildcon[11]
2. Rukhi Pana (Sonipat)–Gangana (Sonipat) 26.8 km (16.7 mi) CDS Infra Projects[11]
3. Gangana (Sonipat)–Alewa (Jind) 30.6 km (19.0 mi) KCC Buildcon[11]
4. Alewa (Jind)–Kharak Pandwa (Kaithal) 28.8 km (17.9 mi) NKC Projects[12]
5. Kharak Pandwa (Kaithal)–Ghagga (Patiala) 37.6 km (23.4 mi) CDS Infra Projects[12]
6. Ghagga (Patiala)–Bhawanigarh (Sangrur) 30.9 km (19.2 mi) Shiv Build India[13]
7. Bhawanigarh (Sangrur)–Bhogiwal (Malerkotla) 36.9 km (22.9 mi) Ceigall India[14]
8. Bhogiwal (Malerkotla)–Mullanpur Dakha (Ludhiana) 35.0 km (21.7 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[14]
9. Mullanpur Dakha–Nakodar–Kang Sahbu 34.0 km (21.1 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[12]
10. Kang Sahbu (Jalandhar)–Khojewal (Kapurthala) 15.5 km (9.6 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[13]
11. Khojewal (Kapurthala)–Sri Hargobindpur 43.0 km (26.7 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[15]
12. Sri Hargobindpur–Gurdaspur 35.3 km (21.9 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[16]

Nakodar–Amritsar spur

Sr. No. Package Segment Length Contractor
1. Nakodar (Jalandhar)–Dhunda (Tarn Taran) 41.0 km (25.5 mi) SP Singla Constructions
2. Dhunda (Tarn Taran)–Manawala Khurd (Tarn Taran) 30.0 km (18.6 mi) Ceigall India[15]
3. Manawala Khurd (Tarn Taran)–Harsha Chhina (Amritsar) 28.0 km (17.4 mi) Vozrozhdenie India[13]

Phase 2

Sr. No. Package Segment Length Contractor
13. Details awaited 25.8 km (16.0 mi) Tender Notice pending
14. Balsua (Gurdaspur)–Gurah Baildaran (Kathua) 44.6 km (27.7 mi) Megha Engineering & Infrastructures
15. Gurah Baildaran (Kathua)–Jakh (Samba) 35.15 km (21.84 mi) Vishwa Samudra Engineering
16. Jakh (Samba)–Jammu Airport 11.8 km (7.3 mi) Shivalaya Construction Company
17. Details awaited 28.9 km (18.0 mi) Apco Infratech
18. Details awaited 15.3 km (9.5 mi) Gawar Construction

Route alignment

Delhi to Nakodar (Main route)

The Phase-1 of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway consists of two sections, namely Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur (NE-5) and Nakodar–Amritsar (NE-5A). The Phase-2 consists of Gurdaspur–Katra section. Following is the alignment agreed by the Governments of Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir with the NHAI.[7][17][3]

Haryana

Alignment is from Nilothi-Kharkhoda-Gohana(west)- Jind(east)-Safidon(west)-Ratoli(Ambala-Narnaul)-Assandh(west)-Kalayat-Kaithal(west)-Barta. There is a proposal to extend it in Delhi from nilothi to "Urban Extension Road II".

Punjab

Nakodar to Amritsar (Spur-1)

First greenfield expressway spur (99 km long) from Nakodar to Amritsar through Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran Sahib and ends at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar Airport).

Punjab

Nakodar to Katra (Spur-2)

Second greenfield expressway spur from Nakodar to Katra passing through Kartarpur, Gurdaspur, and Dinanagar.

Punjab

Jammu and Kashmir

Inter-connectivity

Following provide the inter-connectivity:

Status updates

  • Nov 2019: DPR of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway completed by NHAI.[5]
  • Jun-Jul 2020: In Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, the land acquisition process started.[6][7][20][9]
  • Apr 2021: Construction work awarded by NHAI for all 12 packages on 397.7 Km long Delhi-Nakodar-Gurdaspur section, and 2 out of 3 packages on 99 km long Nakodar-Amritsar section.
  • Sep 2021: NHAI announces the completion deadline is by October 2023.[21]
  • December 2023: The whole expressway will be completed by end of 2025, though various subsections will be progressively opened earlier than that.[25]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Manchanda, Megha (1 November 2017). "Govt finds road construction easier for new expressways". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ↑ List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna (PDF) (Report).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Delhi to Chandigarh in two hours; NHAI clears deck for new highways". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Bagga, Neeraj (19 April 2017). "NHAI nod for Asr-Delhi highway extension". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Survey of 575-km-long Katra-Delhi express road corridor completed: Jitendra Singh - ET Auto". ETAuto.com.
  6. 1 2 "Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project: NHAI to start work on 300 km stretch in Punjab; details". 27 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Punjab CM wants Expressway expedited, Sept 2018.
  8. ↑ "Katra-Delhi Expressway DPR Consultants appointed: Dr Jitendra". Daily Excelsior. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. 1 2 "जम्मू संभाग के 279 गांवों से गुजरेगा दिल्ली-कटरा एक्सप्रेस-वे, भूमि अधिग्रहण की अधिसूचना जारी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: Amritsar to Delhi in 4 hours! Phase 1 of the expressway to cost Rs 25,000 crore". The Financial Express. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 "CDS and KCC lowest bidders for NHAI's DAK tender". Construction World. 8 March 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Evrascon, NKC & CDS secure Delhi–Katra Expressway works". Construction World. 19 March 2021.
  13. 1 2 3 "Shiv, Evrascon & Vozrozhdenie win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's work". The Metro Rail Guy. 28 March 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Ceigall & Evrascon win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's packages 7 & 8". The Metro Rail Guy. 6 April 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Evrascon & Ceigall win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's work". The Metro Rail Guy. 20 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Evrascon wins Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's package 12". The Metro Rail Guy. 30 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Development of Haryana Section from Km 0+000 to Km 135+056 of Delhi–Amritsar-Katra Expressway". Environmentclearance.
  18. ↑ DPR consultant appointed in December 2017.
  19. ↑ DPR consultant appointed, Business Starndard, July 2018.
  20. ↑ "दिल्ली अमृतसर कटड़ा एक्सप्रेस वे का नोटिफिकेशन, जींद के 16 गांवों को होगा फायदा". Dainik Jagran.
  21. ↑ Livemint (16 September 2021). "Delhi-Katra in 6 hours by road. Expressway to be launched in 2 years". livemint.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway - Oneindia News". www.oneindia.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "PM @narendramodi Lays the Foundation Stone of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in ... - Latest Tweet by DD News | 📰 LatestLY". LatestLY. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  24. ↑ "Will ensure Delhi-Katra Expressway gets completed before 2024 LS polls: Nitin Gadkari". 11 April 2023.
  25. ↑ "Delhi Katra Expressway: दिल्ली से सुबह चलकर शाम को होगा मां वैष्णो देवी का दर्शन, जल्द शुरू होगी सीधी सड़क". 7 December 2023.
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