On record
First conceived in 2000, actual construction on Jaipur's Ring Road only began in 2011, and the original contractor's deal was terminated in 2016 for lack of progress; a new contractor finished only a partial 27km stretch by 2019, still missing toll infrastructure, cloverleaves, electricity and traffic signals years later. A newly announced Northern Ring Road (100km, ₹3,000 crore) remains stuck at the land-acquisition stage across 150+ villages as of 2025, with the JDA now formally seeking to strip NHAI of control over the project, citing its slow progress.
The official record states: "JDA cited "delays in progress" by NHAI in its proposal to take over the project; earlier delays were attributed to land acquisition issues, inter-agency coordination failures, and the original contractor's failure "to achieve any noticeable progress.""
“Conceived in 2000, one contractor sacked, 27 of 46 kilometres done. A ring road that has not yet closed the loop.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://indianinfrastructure.com/2019/07/10/ending-the-wait/
- https://www.patrika.com/en/jaipur-news/jaipur-ring-road-project-nhai-may-lose-control-of-key-infrastructure-project-in-jaipur-20471199
Visitor reviews Satire
“Conceived in 2000, twenty-seven of forty-six kilometres built, and the ring has still not closed.”
“One contractor was sacked for making no noticeable progress, and the replacement left out the tolls, the cloverleaves and the signals.”
“The new hundred-kilometre northern ring is stuck across a hundred and fifty villages, and the JDA now wants NHAI taken off the job.”
