**Summary:**
Union Minister of State Shri Harsh Malhotra inspected the 210km Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway project, directing the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to expedite its completion within the stipulated timeframe. The expressway, commencing from Akshardham Temple in Delhi and culminating in Dehradun, is being developed at an approximate cost of Rs. 12,000 crore. It is expected to reduce travel time between Delhi and Dehradun from 6.5 hours to 2.5 hours. NHAI officials informed the Minister that the remaining portions of the project are expected to be completed within 23 months. The expressway will pass through Baghpat, Baraut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, and will include a spur towards Haridwar, connecting to the Char Dhaam Highway. The project also features Asia's largest elevated corridor (12 km) within Rajaji National Park.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport Highways: The government ministry overseeing road transport and highways.
Shri Harsh Malhotra: Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Corporate Affairs.
DelhiSaharanpurDehradun Expressway: A 210km expressway project inspected by Shri Harsh Malhotra.
NHAI: National Highways Authority of India, the agency responsible for the expressway project.
DelhiDehradun Expressway: Another name used for the DelhiSaharanpurDehradun Expressway, instrumental in decongesting NCT of Delhi.
NCT of Delhi: National Capital Territory of Delhi, which will be decongested by the expressway.
Delhi Meerut Expressway: An existing expressway that will have its load reduced by the DelhiDehradun Expressway.
Akshardham Temple, Delhi: The starting point of the DelhiDehradun Expressway.
Baghpat: A city the DelhiDehradun Expressway will pass through.
Baraut: A city the DelhiDehradun Expressway will pass through.
Muzaffarnagar: A city the DelhiDehradun Expressway will pass through.
Shamli: A city the DelhiDehradun Expressway will pass through.
Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh: A city and state the DelhiDehradun Expressway will pass through.
Dehradun: The city where the DelhiDehradun Expressway will culminate.
Haridwar: A city towards which the expressway will have a spur.
Char Dhaam Highway: A highway that the expressway will connect to.
Uttarakhand: A state with hill stations and pilgrimage sites the expressway will enhance connectivity to.
Uttar Pradesh: A state with hill stations and pilgrimage sites the expressway will enhance connectivity to.
Modi Government: The current government, credited with environment protection efforts in the expressway's development.
Rajaji National Park: A national park where Asia's largest elevated corridor was developed as part of the expressway project.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Union Minister of State Shri Harsh Malhotra inspects
210-km stretch of the Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun
Expressway
Directs NHAI officials to expedite and complete the
project in stipulated timeframe
Posted On: 17 MAY 2025 4:04PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Corporate Affairs, Shri Harsh Malhotra, today
inspected the entire 210-km stretch of the Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway along with officials of
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Shri Harsh Malhotra, expressed satisfaction with the progress of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway and stated
that the expressway would be instrumental in decongesting NCT of Delhi and also reduce the load on Delhi-
Meerut Expressway and other connecting Highways. The Minister took cognizance of the various bottlenecks
reported by the NHAI officials and directed them to expedite and complete the project in stipulated timeframe
so that it would be opened for the general public as per the schedule.
The Minister was informed by NHAI officials that the remaining portions of the project would be completed
within 2-3 months.
The Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, starting from Akshardham Temple, Delhi would pass through Baghpat,
Baraut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and culminate at Dehradun.
The expressway is being developed at an approximate cost of Rs.12000 crore, with a designated speed of 100
km/hour and would reduce the travel time from Delhi to Dehradun from the current 6.5 hours to 2.5 hours.
The expressway, would have a spur towards Haridwar and would also connect to Char Dhaam Highway, thus
enhancing the connectivity to the hill stations and pilgrimage sites of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The Modi Government, with its testament to environment protection, has also developed Asia's largest
elevated corridor of length 12 km in Rajaji National Park during the development of this expressway.***
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(Release ID: 2129319)