Jaipur: In a fresh push to accelerate one of city’s key infrastructure projects, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has asked the state govt to give it charge of construction of the long-delayed Northern Ring Road corridor, taking it away from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Officials said the urban development and housing (UDH) department will seek approval from the Union ministry of road transport and highways for JDA to execute the project instead of NHAI.“JDA commissioner Siddharth Mahajan has written to the UDH department, outlining the authority’s readiness and rationale for executing the project. The letter broadly states that the project has been much delayed. As JDA has expertise to carry out this project, the ministry may allow JDA to execute it,” an official confirmed.For Northern Ring Road, NHAI has already initiated land acquisition and completed several preparatory steps. However, the project has seen repeated delays.NHAI officials said the corridor had been stalled for multiple reasons, before the Union ministry decided in 2024 to include it under its Vision 2047 programme.“NHAI has already identified the location near Chhitroli, close to Bagru on Ajmer Road, from where the ring road will begin. Additionally, demarcation work has also started in Kalwar, Jobner, Rampura Dabri, Jalsu, and Choumu. NHAI has demarcated all lands required to be acquired and has also obtained environmental clearances,” stated an NHAI official.The renewed debate over execution comes despite a public commitment from the Centre. During the Rising Rajasthan Summit on Dec 10, 2024, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the ministry would start the project shortly. Subsequently, NHAI issued a notification on Nov 6, 2025, to begin land acquisition.
