Slip road bridges opened over Ghazipur Drain, Hindon Canal in Delhi

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:47:00 +0000

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inaugurated two newly constructed two-lane slip road bridges over the Ghazipur Drain and Hindon Canal in east Delhi’s Kondli.

The construction of these bridges will provide thousands of residents of the Trilokpuri, Kondli and Patparganj Assembly constituencies with better road connectivity, smoother movement and a more convenient traffic system. The project will also play an important role in strengthening connectivity in the area and making movement easier for daily commuters, as per the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the Delhi government is focused on developing infrastructure that directly and widely benefits the common people. Strengthening the road network, reducing traffic pressure and ensuring better connectivity between different parts of Delhi are among the government’s priorities. The Kondli project is another important step towards a better-connected, smoother and more developed Delhi. Work is being carried out continuously across different parts of Delhi to improve road infrastructure while also ensuring safe and smooth traffic movement.

Ms. Gupta also said that Delhi had long needed modernisation of its drainage system, but despite growing population and changing needs, adequate attention was not given to the improvement, desilting and maintenance of old drains and the drainage network. “This resulted in waterlogging and inconvenience to citizens during the rains. The present government is working to strengthen the drainage system and find a permanent solution to the problem of waterlogging,” she said.

Published – August 14, 2026 01:16 am IST

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Fly to Kolkata Now From Hindon, Air India Express Service Begins March 1

admin — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:48:35 +0000

New Delhi:

Hindon, which has become the second airport to function from the National Capital Region, will vault into the big league with the initiation of daily flights to and from Kolkata. Currently small airlines operate on short routes from Hindon. But Air India Express — a subsidiary of Air India and a part of the Tata Group – will be the first airline to operate out of Hindon airport with a jet engine airliner, a spokesperson of the company said.

The Kolkata-Hindon flights will begin from March 1. The flight will operate daily, while the return flights will operate six days a week. There will be no flight on Saturdays.

The flights will take off at 7.10 am from Kolkata and reach Hindon at 9.30 am. The return flights will leave Hindon at 5.20 pm and reach the eastern metropolis at 7.40 pm.

With this expansion, Air India Express will operate from two airports in the National Capital Region (NCR) – Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi and Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad, the spokesperson said.

The civil terminal at Hindon was opened initially to accommodate the government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme. But there were no takers and the airport had to be shut down for about eight months.

Air traffic control in Hindon is being provided by the Indian Air Force. Its Civil Enclave was developed and managed by AAI, which also caters to VIP and non-scheduled flights.

The airport is expected to provide a convenient alternative for travellers from east and central Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad.
Besides Kolkata, the airline also plans to connect Goa and Bengaluru to Hindon with six daily flights from each city.

The Kolkata-Hindon flights were expected to start from August last year but were postponed.

“We connect to 14 direct destinations from Kolkata including Hindon. Some of the key destinations are Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Guwahati and Hyderabad,” the spokesperson said.

(With PTI inputs)

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Slip road bridges opened over Ghazipur Drain, Hindon Canal in Delhi

Fly to Kolkata Now From Hindon, Air India Express Service Begins March 1