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Indian Express
03-07-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Barapullah flyover phase 3 project: Got nod to fell trees, work will start soon, says PWD
The last hurdle in the way of completion of the long-delayed Barapullah Phase 3 flyover has now been cleared with the Public Works Department (PWD) receiving permission from the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to fell 250 trees that are required for the project to progress, officials said on Wednesday. 'We have received in-principle approval for felling of trees from the CEC,' said a senior PWD official. 'As the CEC has given permission to fell trees, work on the ground will start soon. The trees are located near the Humayun's Tomb stretch and near Mayur Vihar,' the official added. The CEC is a five-member committee formulated by the Supreme Court to monitor afforestation and tree-cutting permissions in big projects. The project will be completed within six months after the permission to fell the trees is granted, PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh had earlier said. Singh has also said that the government plans to operationalise the project by December. The Barapullah Phase 3 project – a 3.5-km elevated corridor – envisages seamless connectivity between Mayur Vihar I in East Delhi and AIIMS in South Delhi. The new flyover, which will merge with the existing Barapullah flyover at Sarai Kale Khan, is also expected to significantly enhance east-west connectivity. Once operational, the flyover is likely to ease traffic congestion at key choke points, such as Nizamuddin Bridge, Bhairon Marg, Ashram Chowk, and Ring Road. The Phase 3 project was approved in 2014 and launched in April 2015 with a target to complete work in 2017. The initial cost of the flyover was Rs 964 crore, but the sanctioned cost significantly increased over the years. The project was delayed due to a range of issues — delays in land acquisition, the Covid-19 pandemic, seasonal floods, and pending forest department approval for the relocation of over 250 trees. Devansh Mittal is a trainee correspondent with The Indian Express. He studied political science at Ashoka University. He can be reached at ... Read More
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Business Standard
02-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Delhi PWD gets initial nod to cut trees for Barapullah Phase 3 flyover
The Public Works Department ( PWD) has received in-principle tree-felling approval from the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for Barapullah Phase 3 project, said officials on Wednesday. The Barapullah Phase 3 project envisages providing seamless and signal-free connectivity between Mayur Vihar-I (East Delhi) and AIIMS (South Delhi). The new flyover will merge with the existing Barapullah flyover at Sarai Kale Khan. "In-principle approval has been given by the CEC for cutting trees. There are about 274 trees on the Mayur Vihar side due to which the project has been stuck for several years. As soon as we get the final approval, work on the ground will commence," said a senior PWD officer. Last month, the CEC carried out a survey of the site where the trees have to be removed. PWD Minister Parvesh Verma has visited the site twice in the past four months. "It will take around six months to complete the project after tree-cutting permission is approved. Our target is to complete the construction work by the end of this year," Verma said. The CEC is a five-member committee formulated by the Supreme Court of India to monitor afforestation and tree-cutting permissions. The Barapullah Phase 3 project has been under construction since 2015 and has had several cost escalations and missed deadlines. Officials said more than 90 per cent of the work at the site has been completed. Last year, Lt Governor V K Saxena had said compared to the tender amount of Rs 964 crore, the government would end up paying Rs 1,326.3 crore for the Barapullah Phase 3 project. Recently, a flyover project of the PWD in the Nand Nagari area also received the necessary permission for cutting trees.
Hindustan Times
03-06-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Delhi govt's PWD removes arbitration clause from contract conditions to cut losses
New Delhi, The Delhi government's Public Works Department has deleted the arbitration clause from its general conditions of contract to reduce the increasing financial losses. According to the new conditions, in case of any dispute between the PWD and a private contractor, the matter will be dealt with only in the courts. "The arbitration clause has been removed from our new tenders. Originally the motive behind arbitration clauses was to fast-track any disputes instead of litigation, but in most of the cases that went for arbitration, the government was incurring heavy financial losses," PWD minister Parvesh Verma said. In the Barapullah Phase 3 project, the government lost around ₹300 crore because the PWD did not make an appeal against the arbitration order and the private company benefited, he added. Last year, LG V K Saxena had said that compared to the tender amount of ₹964 crore, the government would end up paying ₹1,326.3 crore for the Barapullah Phase 3 project. The PWD has been dealing with several legal matters in the past few years, mostly deriving from delays in projects as the construction cost shoots up beyond the initial estimated cost, putting a liability on the government. In 2023, former PWD minister Atishi also took notice of the increasing financial burden on the public exchequer due to the large number of arbitration cases in the department. She had directed officials to make changes in the working of the department to ensure such situations did not arise again. Currently, the PWD has a panel of around half a dozen arbitrators empanelled to fight their legal cases. According to the rules, the empanelled arbitrator shall not have more than five cases of the PWD in hand at a time. In India, arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution method where parties agree to settle their disputes outside of court by a neutral third party, called an arbitrator, who makes a binding decision. This process is governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Indian Express
12-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Delhi's Barapullah Phase 3 project gets new deadline — December end
The Delhi government plans to complete the delayed Barapullah Phase 3 flyover project by December, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Monday. Singh, who was on a second visit to the project site, said, 'Our target is to operationalise this flyover by December. It is an important infrastructure project that has suffered from neglect and inaction for several years. Since taking charge, we have prioritised this project and ensured progress on multiple fronts.' The Barapullah Phase 3 project — a 3.5-km elevated corridor — envisages seamless connectivity between Mayur Vihar I in East Delhi and AIIMS in South Delhi. The new flyover, which will merge with the existing Barapullah flyover at Sarai Kale Khan, is also expected to significantly enhance east-west connectivity. Once operational, the flyover is likely to ease traffic congestion at key choke points, such as Nizamuddin Bridge, Bhairon Marg, Ashram Chowk, and Ring Road. The Phase 3 project was approved in 2014 and launched in April 2015 with a target to complete work in 2017. The initial cost of the flyover was Rs 964 crore, but the sanctioned cost significantly increased over the years. The project was delayed due to a range of issues — delays in land acquisition, the Covid-19 pandemic, seasonal floods, and pending forest department approval for the relocation of over 250 trees. In a statement, the Delhi government said that although 89% of the project is complete, the work on the remaining part of the flyover is delayed as approvals from the forest department to relocate around 200 trees are pending. 'We are hopeful that the required approvals from the forest department will be received soon, allowing the final phase of construction to commence,' Singh said. Singh, however, blamed the delay on the alleged negligence of the previous AAP government, lack of inter-departmental coordination, and administrative inefficiency. 'The earlier government neither released payments to contractors on time nor did they initiate the process of tree relocation. As a result, this critical project was delayed for years, with costs escalating. We are actively working to complete the remaining work soon… The current government is actively coordinating with the forest department to obtain the necessary clearances for tree relocation,' he said. PWD officials said that with renewed oversight, while many technical issues have been resolved, inter-departmental coordination has also improved. 'Regular inspections are now being conducted to ensure work is on track,' said an official. 'For us, this is not just a project, but a significant step in the development of Delhi. Our priority is to ensure no project suffers due to red tape or neglect, and all pending infrastructure projects are completed on time,' said Singh.
