The appraisal committee, headed by UT chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad, recommended administrative approval and financial sanction for an Rs 89-crore elevated road at Khudda Jassu and Khuda Lahora, a Rs73.9-crore 50-bedded Critical Care Hospital at Manimajra and a Rs13.3-crore City Forest at the Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest.Elevated corridor to take traffic off the groundThe biggest project is a 1,280-metre, four-lane elevated road connecting Khudda Jassu and Khuda Lahora. The grade-separated corridor is aimed at easing congestion and providing smoother traffic movement, particularly towards the PGI approach.The project will include RCC and precast structures, RE-wall and solid-fill approaches, crash barriers, drainage, street lighting, pedestrian facilities and road-safety measures.The administration expects the corridor to cut travel time, fuel consumption and vehicular emissions while increasing the road network’s carrying capacity.Manimajra gets critical-care boostThe proposed Rs73.89-crore hospital under PM-ABHIM will add 50 critical-care beds to the city’s healthcare infrastructure.The facility will have a 16-bed ICU/HDU, 28-bed isolation ward and an eight-bed emergency and triage unit. It will also offer cardiac care, MRI, CT scan, X-ray, maternity and newborn care and dialysis.A modular operation theatre, 96-car basement parking, HVAC and mechanical ventilation, fire-fighting and alarm systems, CCTV and access control are also part of the project. The hospital will be barrier-free and designed for future expansion.Rs13-crore City Forest to open up Sukhna green beltThe administration has also proposed a Rs13.32-crore City Forest at the Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest, with development planned around the existing ecological character of the area.The project will feature nature trails, cycle tracks, elevated walkways, viewing platforms, an auditorium and open-air theatre, gazebos, meditation huts and bird-watching facilities.A fire watch tower, bamboo bridges, visitor facilities, toilets and food kiosks are also planned. Officials said the focus would remain on protecting existing vegetation and limiting ecological disturbance.The chief secretary directed departments to complete procedural formalities quickly so the projects can be taken up at the earliest and executed within the stipulated timelines.
