Jaipur Development Authority’s proposed 3-km road linking the Mansarovar RIICO flyover with Diggi-Malpura Road remains unavailable nearly a year after work began, with a railway land dispute holding up the project and adding pressure to roads already affected by Sanganer elevated road construction.
The planned link is 120 ft wide and was intended to serve as an alternative route while work on the Sanganer elevated road continued. More than 65,000 square metres of railway land falls within the proposed alignment, according to the report, along with more than 20 constructions. The project is expected to affect 57 landholders.
The JDA began widening work on the road around a year ago, but activity continued for only about a week. Since then, officials from the authority and the Railways have held discussions over the land requirement and the alignment. The dispute has prevented the alternative route from becoming available as commuters face congestion and diversions around the elevated road work.
A JDA executive engineer said the project had not been stalled and that discussions with railway officials were under way. The official said a solution would be found soon but did not provide a definite date for the resumption of work.
The proposed road is intended to connect two important routes on Jaipur’s southern side: the Mansarovar RIICO flyover and Diggi-Malpura Road. Its planned role is particularly significant during the construction period for the Sanganer elevated road, when traffic is being redirected onto surrounding roads.
The land issue illustrates the administrative complexity of delivering an alternative route when a road alignment crosses property controlled by another public agency. In this case, the JDA must resolve the railway land question while also addressing the constructions and affected landholders identified along the proposed route.
For commuters, the immediate consequence is that the planned diversion route remains unavailable. Traffic pressure has continued on existing roads, where congestion has been compounded by diversions linked to the elevated road project. The JDA has not announced a revised completion schedule or confirmed when physical work will restart.
The next step remains the outcome of the discussions between the JDA and railway officials. Until the land issue is resolved, the 120-ft road connection cannot serve the alternative-route function for which it was planned.
