Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that works worth 50 thousand crore rupees have been sanctioned for road projects around Delhi.
He said, it will immensely improve the air pollution in the national capital generated due to traffic congestion.
He was addressing a gathering in Delhi on Saturday after laying the foundation stone for development of a six-lane access controlled corridor from Akshardham in East Delhi to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway junction on Baghpat Road.
The Minister said the construction of Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressway around Delhi, have brought over 27 per cent reduction in commercial traffic. Mr Gadkari announced that 90 kilometre Delhi-Meerut Express Highway will be operational by April this year.
