Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway

Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway is an under-construction 687-kilometre-long (427 mi) 6 to 8 lanes controlled-access expressway,[1] which will connect Delhi with Amritsar in Punjab and Katra in Jammu and Kashmir.[2][3] From Delhi the expressway goes to Nakodar in Jalandhar district where it Y-forks into two separate spurs, one of which goes west to Amritsar and another northwest to Katra. [1] This Expressway will reduce the current Delhi-Katra distance from 727 km to 588 km or from 14 hours to 8 hours and Delhi-Amritsar distance to 405 km or from 8 hours to 4 hours.[1] It will have trauma centre, ambulance, fire brigade, traffic police, bus bays, truck stops, interchanges with refreshment and recreational facilities.

Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway
Route information
Length670 km (420 mi)
Major junctions
FromDelhi
ToSpur-1: to Amritsar.
Spur-2: to Katra.
Location
StatesDelhi, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)
Highway system
  • Expressways
  • National
  • State

To be constructed as part of the Bharatmala project,[2] it is expected to cost Rs 35,000 crore.[4] Detailed Project Report (DPR) was completed in November 2019,[5] and land acquisition commenced from January 2020.[6][7]

M/s Feedback Infra was appointed as DPR consultants to carryout alignment studies which submitted final shortest proposed alignment report of Delhi-Gurdaspur section in September 2019[8] , Nakodar-Amritsar section in June 2020 and survey under progress on Jammu section.[9]

Project details

It is combination of greenfield and brownfield expressway which passes through Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. It starts from Kundli Manesar Palwal Expressway (KMP) near village Jasur Kheri 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, 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]. Second section goes straight to Katra bypassing Kathua and Jammu and it consists of both greenfield and brownfield part. Central and state governments also agreed to connect Dera Baba Nanak and Kartarpur Corridor with this expressway project.

Route alignment

Main route

Delhi-Nakodar trunk route

Alignment agreed by the Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir govt with NHAI.[11][7][12][1]

    • Kaithal District
      • Barta (east of Kaithal city near Jind-Patiala National Highway), exits Haryana state here and enter Punjab.
    • Ludhiana District
      • Jodhan (west of), on Jodhan-Ludhiana road.
      • Ludhiana (west of), with a spur from "Ludhiana-Ropar road" to Kharar near Chandigarh which will further connect to Chandigarh airport via new "Urban Extension Road II".
      • Mullanpur Dakha, on NH5 Ludhiana-Jagraon road.
    • Jalandhar District
      • Through tehsils of Phillaur, Nakodar, Jalandhar II.
      • Nakodar, 2 following separate Y-fork expressways spurs from Nakodar: one to Amritsar-Kartarpur in the west and another to Jammu-Katra in northwest.

Nakodar to Amritsar spur

Nakodar to Katra spur
    • Gurdaspur District
      • Mari Buchian in Batala tehsil, route realignment done at some stretches due to high pressure Bathinda Jammu gas line and GIGL gas plant terminal and CNG plant near Mari Buchian.
      • Gurdaspur
      • Dinanagar

Additional alternate routes

Amritsar-Gurdaspur NH-54 highway will also be converted to signal free and one stretch that will connect to Dera Baba Nanak near Kartarpur Corridor.

Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway via Kharar and Ropar is being strengthened and widened to 4 lane, which will be connected to Chandigarh airport via Urban Extension Road II. This will reduce Ludhiana-Chandigarh time from 1.5 hours to less than one hour and Chandigarh-Amritsar from 4 hours to 2 hours.[1]

Additionally, Chandigarh to Ambala Expressway is being widened and Ambala-Ismailabad-Jind Highway is being upgraded to four lanes which is also known as Trans Haryana Expressway. This will reduce time from Chandigarh Airport to IGI Delhi airport from 5 hours to 2 hours, and Delhi to Manali to 8 hours from 14 hours.[1]

Status updates
  • December 2017 - DPR to commence:
    NHAI appointed a consultant to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) within 10 months by Oct 2018.[13][14]
  • November 2019 - DPR completed:
    DPR of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway completed by NHAI. Expressway will be 575km long and cut travel time between Katra and Delhi to 7 hours.[5]
  • Jan 2020- 3a notice issued in Haryana
  • Feb 2020- 3a notice issued in Punjab
  • June 2020 - route finalised:
    Punjab Expressway route is finalised. New Greenfield expressway to Amritsar added.
  • June 2020 - land acquisition process started:
    In haryana Section 3D land acquisition notifing process started. In Punjab, notification 3A is under progress. Also 3a notification for land acquisition of Amritsar greenfield Expressway under Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway issued which starts from Kang Sahib Rai village near Nakodar and end at Rajasansi.[6][7][15]
  • July 2020- Survey for land acquisition was under progress in Jammu and Kashmir UT[16]. Notice 3a issued.
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See also

References
  1. "Delhi to Chandigarh in two hours; NHAI clears deck for new highways". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 03/08/2020. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  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.
  3. List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna (PDF) (Report).
  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. Survey completed.
  6. NHAI to start work.
  7. 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. "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 expressway to cost Rs 25,000 crore". The Financial Express. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. Alignment of Expressway
  12. "Development of Haryana Section from Km 0+000 to Km 135+056 of Delhi–Amritsar-Katra Expressway". Environmentclearance.
  13. DPR consultant appointed in December 2017.
  14. DPR consultant appointed, Business Starndard, July 2018.
  15. https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panipat-delhi-amritsar-katra-express-way-will-pass-through-16-villages-of-jind-20078579.html
  16. "जम्मू संभाग के 279 गांवों से गुजरेगा दिल्ली-कटरा एक्सप्रेस-वे, भूमि अधिग्रहण की अधिसूचना जारी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 July 2020.


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