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Never started construction: stuck in repeated tendering 4+ years

Khalini–Talland Flyover

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 4.6 / 5 · 1,291 reviews⌖ Khalini to Talland stretch, near BCS Chowk, ShimlaEntry #01 in Shimla
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A 220-metre flyover meant to ease chronic Khalini-Talland congestion has failed to move past tendering for years; CPWD has floated tenders four times, each cancelled or restarted after technical design revisions.

The official record states: "Officials cited the need for repeated "inspections and technical design revisions" for cancelling successive tenders."

“Two hundred and twenty metres of flyover, four tenders, zero pillars. The paperwork is longer than the bridge.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/khalini-talland-flyover-project-faces-further-delays-as-4th-tender-floated

Visitor reviews Satire

“Two hundred and twenty metres of proposed flyover, four cancelled tenders, and not one pillar at BCS Chowk.”
ZA Z. Ansari · Shimla★★★★★
“Sat in the Khalini jam reading about the technical design revision that killed the third tender.”
OB O. Bhatia · Shimla★★★★★
“Eighteen crore sanctioned in 2021 and the only thing built since is a filing cabinet's worth of paperwork.”
WL W. Lobo · Shimla★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/SHI/2021/FLY
Status
Never started construction: stuck in repeated tendering 4+ years
Category
Flyover
State
Himachal Pradesh
Year
First proposed 2021 (Smart City Mission); not under construction as of May 2025 (4th tender)
Cost to taxpayers
₹17.97 Cr

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