Delhi set for 75 mega projects’ launch on PM Modi’s birthday

Delhi's big infra push 75 infra and utility projects will be launched next week as part of Seva Pakhwada, to mark PM Modi's 75th birthday

- Snehil Sinha and Paras Singh

In a major infrastructure boost for the national capital, the Delhi government will next week inaugurate multiple projects, including the long-pending Nand Nagri flyover in east Delhi to improve connectivity between Signature Bridge and Uttar Pradesh, as well as key upgrades to the city’s water supply and drainage systems.

Senior officials said the public works department (PWD) has also received in-principle approval to resume construction on the Bhairon Marg underpass—Underpass No. 5 of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor—after reaching an agreement with Indian Railways on regulating train movement over the site.

The Nand Nagri flyover will be opened on September 17, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. The project forms part of a ₹3,000-crore package of 75 schemes the Delhi government plans to launch during Seva Pakhwada or Service Fortnight, from September 17 to October 2, to mark the Prime Minister's 75th birthday.