Now travel from Delhi to Jaipur in 3 hours; Delhi-Mumbai Expressway first stretch to open today

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the first stretch of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway today; with this travel time from Delhi to Jaipur will come down to 2.5-3 hours from current 5 hours.

The first stretch on the highway is from Sohna to Dausa covering 246 kms of the entire 1,380 km long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

The Sohna-Dausa stretch will become an alternative to the busy Delhi-Jaipur Expressway which will reduce the travel time from Delhi to Jaipur from five hours to 3 hours.

The Sohna-Dausa stretch has been developed at a cost of more than Rs 12,150 crore.

The Sohna-Dausa stretch will cover 160km in Haryana and pass through Gurugram, Palwal and Nuh districts. It will cover 11 villages in the Gurugram district, seven villages in Palwal and 47 villages in the Nuh district.