HUDA set to develop Sohna Road

GURGAON: After a long wait, it has been decided that the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) will develop Sohna Road and the chief engineer has been asked to float tenders for the road work. There was uncertainty for almost three months within the department regarding the road work and no agency was finalized during this duration.HUDA had prepared an estimate for the 6-km stretch starting from Rajiv Chowk till Badshapur in the year 2011 and the department sanctioned funds amounting to Rs 48.53 crore. Later, the government handed over the project to PWD’s (B&R) Haryana State Road Development Corporation (HSRDC).The HSRDC again prepared an estimate for the road which came out to Rs 75.30 crore. Then there was a dispute between the two departments over the construction of the road which was resolved by orders from the chief minister’s office. The CM asked HUDA to start the project. Civic bodies have spent more than Rs 17 crore, from year 2006 till 2009, but the entire stretch continues to be in a shambles. Residents allege that traffic movement has increased by leaps and bounds and the mismanagement by the multiple authorities has resulted in the increasing number of accidents.