In a bid to ensure free flow of traffic on two important roads in NCR, Haryana PWD has awarded the widening of these two-lane roads to four-lane ones. Expected to be over in two years, Faridabad-Gurgaon Road (33.5 km) and Ballabhgarh-Sohna Road (32.6 km) will provide much-needed relief to daily commuters as well as to tourists heading from Delhi to getaway destinations like Badkhal Lake, Surajkund Craft Fair, Damdama Lake, Sohna and Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary.
PWD officials said the projects involving Rs 180 crore had been awarded to Reliance Infrastructure. However, the comfortable ride will come at a cost Rs 20 per trip that will be collected as toll fee. Concession period of the project is 17 years. According to Haryana PWD officials, the project also includes bringing in necessary changes in the road geometry to make them safe.
At present, there are several horizontal and vertical curves on the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road, leading to fatal accidents. Hence, there is a necessity to redesign the stretch to make it safe for commuters.
Initially, the project cost was Rs 230 crore, but it was reduced to Rs 180 crore after reviewing the scope of work. The Gurgaon-Faridabad Road starts from Gurgaon-Mehrauli Road at Sikanderpur and ends in Faridabad. The stretch, which passes through crushers' zone, is generally used by truckers carrying quarry materials. Similarly, the the Ballabhgarh-Sohna Road takes off from Ballabhgarh on Delhi-Mathura road on NH-2 and terminates at its junction with Rewari-Palwal road on NH-71B.
As per the bid document, Gurgaon-Faridabad Road runs through urban areas as well as rural habitats. The Ballabgarh-Sohna Road passes through plain terrain of the Aravalis. To undertake the widening, nearly 1,945 trees have to be felled on the Gurgaon-Faridabad stretch and another 3,778 have to be cut for Ballabhgarh-Sohna corridor. "Compensatory afforestation will be done. As per the agreement, the concessionaire will plant and maintain saplings along the stretches,'' said a PWD official.
There will be two toll plazas on Gurgaon-Faridabad road one on crushers' zone road and the other on Pali-Bhakri road. "There are too many openings on this stretch, so we have made the provision of two toll collection points, but no commuter has to pay twice during one trip,'' Haryana PWD secretary K K Jalan said.
Similarly, there will be two toll plazas on the other link road.
Four-lane road to link Gurgaon & Faridabad
Reliance Infra sole bidder for expressway
Reliance Infrastructure has emerged as the sole bidder for the 135 km greenfield Eastern Peripheral Expressway project covering Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis being offered by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The project would entail an investment of Rs. 2,676 crore and involves construction of greenfield six lane expressway with access control highway connecting Faridabad-Noida-Gaziabad-Sonepat which will also act as bypass to Delhi with a concession period of 20 years.
According to an official release here, once operational, the new expressway will ease traffic congestion, drastically cut travel time and ensure safe and comfortable movement of traffic. The company is at present in advanced stages of the four-laning of five National Highway projects in Tamil Nadu, covering a length of 400 km at a cost of Rs. 3,100 crore.
In another development, the company has bagged the four laning of Gurgaon-Faridabad road and upgradation of Ballabgarh-Sohana road on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. The project is expected to be completed in two years from the date of commencement with a concession period of 17 years.
Faridabad to get INR 700 crore for power transmission
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam will spend about INR 700 crore to strengthen power transmission and distribution system in Faridabad district of Haryana, under a short term plan to be completed by 2009-10.
Under the proposed short term plan, it will renovate total old and stressed transmission system which was above 40 years old. Adequate additional capacity will also be created to release pending load. This plan covers construction of a 400 kV substation at Nawada, three substations of 220 kV level at A-2, A-5, and A-4 Faridabad and construction of five substations of 66 kV level at Escort I, Green Field Sector 20, Sector-58 and Sector-64. Besides, capacity of four existing 220 kV substations and 11 existing 66 kV substations will be augmented to strengthen the power transmission system.
The report said that DHBVN plans to augment and renovate its power distribution system at a cost of about INR.225 crore. Under the plan, the Nigam proposed to convert 33 feeders of 11 kV level to high voltage distribution system (HVDS) of international standard.
BPTP Parklands, FARIDABAD
BPTP Limited, one of the fastest growing real estate companies in India, is engaged in projects including integrated townships, residential & commercial complexes, retail spaces and IT parks.
BPTP Limited today has its presence pan National Capital Region including Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Greater Noida and Mohali. The company is gradually spreading its footprints and now has presence in Hyderabad where it will focus on a mixed use development.
BPTP’s Flagship Project PARKLANDS a massive 1350 acre township, just 8 Kms from South Delhi situated ahead of the post sectors 14 & 15 of Faridabad. The project offers Plots, Villas, Apartments, Shopping Malls, Office Complexes, Hospitals, Schools, 5 Star Hotel and all the facilities and amenities of a world class integrated township.
Location: Spread across sectors 75, 76, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88 and 89 (Faridabad)
Unit-Types: Plots – 250,300, 350, 500, 1000 sq. yard
Villas: 150,225, 250, 300, 350 sq yard
P.C. Jewellers launched their new showroom at Faridabad
P.C. Jewellers (PCJ) launched their new showroom at Faridabad on October 2, 2008, at 10A, Nehru Ground, NIT, Faridabad, Haryana, amidst much fanfare in a glittering function.
The opening was marked by the presence of much glitterati, Bollywood celebrity, Amrita Rao, who added extra sizzle and oomph to the high profile glamorous event.
P.C. Jewellers is one of the largest and most reputed chains of gold and diamond jewellery. The PCJ showroom is located close to the Delhi border and is easily accessible to people from South Delhi as well as the residents of Faridabad.
Offering more than 20,000 designs, luxury is the cornerstone of this store. Moreover, there is a dedicated team for ongoing creation of designs according to taste and need of customers. On the occasion, Balram Garg, managing director of P.C. Jewellers said that their aim is to provide jewellery products according to the need of residents of the area.
Bollywood beauty Amrita Rao who inaugrated the new showroom said: "I am delighted to be here on this occasion. Being a woman, I have looked out for a brand that I could wear everyday and a brand that would match my needs at every occasion."
Plan for increasing power demand
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN) have prepared an ambitious plan of Rs 3,581 crore to augment power transmission and distribution system in Faridabad. The plan will cater the load demand for the period up to 2021.
A senior official of the Haryana Power Utilities said DHBVN plans to create an infrastructural network of 33 KV sub-stations for electricity distribution in the district. Presently, there is a network of 66 KV sub-stations which are controlled by the HVPN. The DHBVN plans to set up 324 new 33 KV sub-stations in the district which would be connected to 220 KV sub-stations to get power.
The power utilities have long term as well as short term plans to strengthen power transmission and distribution system in Faridabad district. Under short term plan, it is programmed to renovate old transmission systems.
Hoax terror calls, SMSes give cops sleepless nights
In the background of terror attacks, the police are now having to deal with another menace – hoax terror calls and hoax SMSes.
The Delhi Police is on its toes before the festive season begins and making matters worse for them are pranksters.
SSP Faridabad Shrikant Jadhav, who recently received a hoax call, said, “We are getting hoax calls. They take time and resources to go and check out. Such calls make our life difficult.”
Threat perception has shot up after the serial blasts in the Capital and PCR phone lines have been buzzing with hoax calls. The Faridabad Police claims to have received 80 fake messages this year and Delhi on an average gets two hoax calls a week.
The Delhi Police has decided to come down heavily on those taking advantage of the threat perception. While it might be simple to dial 100 and create panic, it will be more difficult for those responsible for these calls to get off easily.
For now, the Delhi Police will charge the troublemakers under section 505-B of the Indian Penal Code, which is a non-bailable offence with a maximum punishment of upto three years.
Meanwhile, the public, too, has welcomed the move. “We are afraid but we have to be more alert,” a resident of the city said.
Bomb hoax in Faridabad; two pranksters held
Faridabad police have arrested two final year B Tech students of a local engineering college for giving wrong information about a bomb.
Jatin and Sunny were arrested yesterday after police found that their SMSes to officials of the local police station were found to be false, police here said.
"There was a false news about a bomb in the town," IGP Shriniwas Vashisht told PTI.
The SMSes to local police claimed that there was a bomb near Banke Behari Mandir close to NH 5 in Faridabad. On reaching the spot police recovered a toy bomb made of asbestos tied with a wire, police said.
The students who reportedly admitted to their offence were tracked down by police from their mobile phones used to send the SMSes.
