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Stalled for 8 years: tender not yet issued

Ballabhgarh–Sohna Railway Overbridge Widening

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 4.1 / 5 · 1,333 reviews⌖ Railway overbridge connecting Ballabhgarh and Sohna highway, FaridabadEntry #01 in Faridabad

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A four-laning project for this ROB, announced in 2016, has been stalled for eight years without construction beginning, due to unresolved land-acquisition disputes over ~360 yards of land held by multiple claimants and disagreements over compensation.

The official record states: "Executive Engineer said the tender "was expected to be released after the election process," attributing the practical holdup to land-acquisition disputes."

“Eight years stalled over 360 yards of land. Roughly forty-five yards a year, in the wrong direction.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/8-years-on-flyover-widening-project-yet-to-see-light-of-day

Visitor reviews Satire

“Eight years of waiting on three hundred and sixty yards of land, which works out at about forty-five yards a year of not acquiring it.”
YD Y. Deshpande · Faridabad★★★★★
“Sixty-nine crore sanctioned and the tender has been expected after the next election for three elections running.”
ZM Z. Merchant · Faridabad★★★★★
“The overbridge is still two lanes, still jammed, still exactly as it was when this was announced in 2016.”
OK O. Kulkarni · Faridabad★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/FAR/2016/BRI
Status
Stalled for 8 years: tender not yet issued
Category
Bridge
State
Haryana
Year
Announced 2016; still stalled as of 2024
Cost to taxpayers
₹69 Cr

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