Gurugram development body likely to seek funds from builders for SPR work

GURUGRAM: In its plan to upgrade the Southern Peripheral Road – between the Golf Course
Road T point and NH48 – the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is looking
to involve developers who have their projects along the 12km stretch.
The revamp plan, in the form most recently tabled before the authority, involves construction of
flyovers at five critical points along the Golf Course Road Extension portion of the stretch,
between the Ghata T point and Vatika Chowk, along with service roads, pavements, drains,
disabled-friendly footpaths, cycle tracks and green areas. A GMDA officials said the entire
project to cost Rs 541.9 crore.
Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is also the chairman of the GMDA, has directed
officials to now tweak the project to include all of SPR — it was earlier planned for only Golf
Course Extension road. The length of the stretch to be upgraded has now doubled, and the cost
will also, hence, only increase, the official said.

At the meeting, officials said, Khattar directed them to explore the possibility of getting
contributions from developers who their projects along SPR for the upgrade work. They said the
revamp work will benefit them in abig way. He had further directed authority officials to explore
the possibility of imposing “reasonable charges” on developers for generating funds for the
project.
“The department of town and country planning will be holding a meeting to further discuss this
matter with developers and builders, and take a commitment from them regarding their
contributions,” said a senior GMDA official who did not want to be named. The SPR houses
several big residential societies, offices, and commercial complexes, belonging to major builders
and developers.