Delhi PWD to complete work on stuck Pragati Maidan underpass

The Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to complete work on the stuck Pragati Maidan tunnel underpass along the Bhairon Marg, by reducing height and width of the underpass, restricting its use to light motor vehicles and reducing the number of carriageways from three to two, officials said.

- Snehil Sinha

NEW DELHI:

Once the proposal is approved, work may be completed within eight months, they added.

"The department worked on several solutions and also took expert opinions from IIT Delhi and Bombay before finalising the plan. We have formulated a proposal that includes design changes, such as reducing the height of the underpass to make it technically feasible, and sent it for approval. We are hoping to begin work soon," Public Works Department minister Parvesh Verma said.

The underpass is part of the six Pragati Maidan tunnel underpasses—five of these were inaugurated by the Prime Minister and opened in June 2022.