Eastern bypass project stuck; forest department permission for land swap remains incomplete
The Eastern Bypass project aimed at reducing congestion on GST Road is currently stalled due to incomplete forest department permissions. Approval for a land swap involving Vandalur Reserve Forest has been pending for over three years, despite obtaining stage one clearance from the Centre. The project includes the construction of a bridge and the removal of several structures, with a total of 122 structures affected by the development.
- ▪The Eastern Bypass project is designed to decongest GST Road and improve access to Velachery.
- ▪Approval for a land swap involving 675 m of forest land has been pending for over three years.
- ▪Construction of a ₹208.31 crore bridge is underway, with 122 structures needing removal for the project.
- ▪The government has agreed to provide alternative accommodation for encroachers, but payments are still pending.
- ▪Completion of the bridge is expected to take 18 months, benefiting local commuters.
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A project that will help decongest GST Road and allow motorists to reach Velachery, the 9-km Eastern Bypass, seems to be stuck. An approval to hand over 675 m of the Vandalur Reserve Forest land in exchange for land in Narayanapuram in Chengalpattu district is yet to see the light of the day.“We have been behind this particular clearance for over three years. Stage one clearance from the Centre too has been obtained. However, the forest land remains elusive. If cleared, three portions of the project can be completed in one go,” said an official source. The final section of the decades-old bypass project is a bridge that is coming up across what is remaining of the Rajakilpakkam lake. Work to construct the ₹208.31 crore facility began recently.
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