[in-enaction] con-CEPT: Centre steps in to look into Tunnel Road project

Architexturez-IN wrote:
> The Delhi government's PWD has rejected the latest alternate proposal of 
> the Urban Arts Commission. In order to prevent digging through the 
> archaeological site between Purana Quila and the Humayun's Tomb, the 
> Commission had suggested a road along the ring rail track that would 
> connect directly with Nehru Stadium.

After a stand-off between the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) and 
the Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) for one and a half years, the 
Cabinet Secretary has now appointed a three-member panel. The 
Ahmedabad-based panel will look into the project details and come up 
with a final verdict on the matter.

The three-member team led by Dr R N Vakil of Ahmedabad-based Central 
Transport Institute, Dr Shivanand Swamy and development consultant Jivan 
Mattoo will hand over their report to Secretary Union Urban Development 
Ministry by October 25. The findings will then be passed on to the 
Cabinet Secretary and then routed to the Prime Minister’s Office. The 
PMO’s verdict on the matter will then be considered final.

Senior PWD officials said in either case the matter of whether Delhi 
will see its first tunnel or not will be resolved this year. “But we are 
running one and a half years behind schedule because of the dispute 
between the Delhi government and the DUAC. If we start working on the 
project now, the possibility of meeting the 2010 deadline is slim,” an 
official said.

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http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Centre-steps-in-to-look-into-Tunnel-Road-project/229979/