IFFCO-SPR corridor, Sector 68-69 link get Haryana govt approval

The IFFCO Chowk-SPR project will upgrade 7.1 km of roads with drainage, footpaths, cycle tracks and junction improvements within a year.

The Haryana government’s high-powered works purchase committee (HPWPC) has approved two GMDA infrastructure projects worth ₹68.69 crore, including the reconstruction and upgradation of a 7.1-km corridor from IFFCO Chowk to Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) and construction of a missing link between Sectors 68 and 69.

The works purchase committee approved the projects at a meeting chaired by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in Chandigarh on Monday. (HT Archive)

The projects were approved at a meeting chaired by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in Chandigarh late Monday evening, GMDA officials said.

PC Meena, chief executive officer, GMDA, said the IFFCO Chowk-SPR corridor would cover sector-dividing roads between Sectors 28/29, 43/44, 52/52A and 56/57. About 7.1 km of the main carriageway will be overlaid with bituminous material, while footpaths and cycle tracks will be developed on both sides.

The ₹41.86-crore project will also include stormwater drainage, upgraded junctions, grills and other safety interventions. It is targeted for completion within one year. A senior GMDA official said an underpass is also being built near Z Chowk opposite the Millennium City Centre metro station, while removal of electricity pylons will begin soon.

“The missing-link development would provide an additional route for commuters and improve accessibility to the rapidly developing residential and commercial sectors in the area,” Meena said.