The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) agreed in-principle to the construction of the Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-Alwar Regional Rapid Transit Systems (RRTS) projects worth Rs 53,500 crore, a government official said.

The 111-km Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat RRTS project is estimated to cost about Rs 16,500 crore, while the 180-km Delhi-Rewari-Alwar line will cost about Rs 37,000 crore.

"The NHAI has agreed in-principle to the construction of these two projects along NH-1 and NH-8. It has also agreed in-principle to take up the Urban Extension Road-2 which would help ease traffic congestion in Delhi," the official said.

He said this was decided during a meeting between NHAI Chairman Deepak Kumar and Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra here.

DDA Vice-Chairman Uday Pratap Singh, National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) MD V K Singh and senior officials of the ministry and concerned organisations also attended the hour-long meeting.

A ground survey for aligning the two RRTS projects has already been done by the NCRTC and building them along the national highways would significantly reduce the construction time by over three years, besides bringing down the costs substantially since land acquisition would not be required, the official quoted Mishra as saying at the meeting.

The NHAI and the NCRTC would jointly prepare an action plan after examining the issues related to the future expansion plans and possible congestion and the options to address them, the official said.

During the meeting, Kumar conveyed the in-principle agreement about the NHAI taking up the execution of Urban Extension Road-2 project aimed at decongesting Delhi by connecting three national highways, the official said.

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