The service road adjacent to the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway has fallen into disrepair, marked by deep potholes, loose gravel, and significant waterlogging.

Service road of Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway near Kherki Daula toll plaza has remained damaged for over two months. Stretch opposite Hyatt Regency Hotel near Sector 76-77 junction has lost asphalt layer, exposing loose gravel and stones. Condition worsened by heavy vehicle movement. Broken patches cause dust pollution and increase skidding risk during peak hours, causing congestion.

U-turn for vehicles from Jaipur side near toll plaza in poor condition with rough, uneven surface and improperly placed jersey barriers. Temporary concrete patchwork makes surface rough and bumpy. Water discharge from tankers into storm drain causes waterlogging and further damage.

Service road resurfaced in November ahead of Urban Mobility India conference; commuters report poor quality with asphalt peeling off within days. Road previously resurfaced before monsoon last year. Similar problems at Rampura Chowk junction ahead.

NHAI official said agency will take up repairs soon. Another official said as per norms, U-turn should not exist as road safety hazard; multi-axle vehicles exert additional pressure accelerating damage.

Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) data submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court compared pre-monsoon groundwater levels in Gurgaon in 2025 and 2026. Levels fell at six of seven urban monitoring sites, with declines ranging from 0.08 metres to 2.34 metres. The well at Cell Office was the only one to record a rise, gaining 1.34 metres. Across the seven sites, water levels were 2.5 to 50.3 metres below ground level; four sites had levels deeper than 20 metres. Kherki Daula recorded the deepest level, at 50.3 metres in 2026, despite an improving district-wide groundwater average. Groundwater is a key source for homes, construction and other uses in the rapidly urbanising city.

The Draft Regional Plan-2041 designates the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) and Eastern Peripheral Expressway belt as Central NCR (CNCR), the “Golden Ring of Opportunity,” one of five NCR policy zones. The plan is scheduled for discussion at the National Capital Region Planning Board meeting on June 16; it received in-principle approval at the board’s 41st meeting on October 12, 2021.

CNCR has the highest-intensity development mandate, including dense mixed-use development, maximum floor area ratios, transit-oriented development clusters and priority infrastructure investment. It extends up to five kilometres beyond the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways.

Haryana has proposed Panchgrams, five greenfield townships. Urban centres and industrial townships would cover 2.5 lakh hectares in a belt two to six kilometres either side of the KMP loop, under a dedicated Panchgram Development Authority. The Manesar-Bawal Investment Region, linked to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, will be integrated into state sub-regional plans.

Proposed multimodal hubs include Panchgaon Chowk in Manesar, connecting the Delhi-Alwar RRTS, Gurugram-Manesar Metro and Jhajjar-Palwal rail line, and Kherki Daula in Gurugram, combining RRTS, metro and buses.

NHAI will prepare a Detailed Project Report for a three-kilometre elevated corridor at Narsinghpur, between Hero Honda Chowk and Kherki Daula on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. The proposal was discussed by NHAI chairman Santosh Kumar and GMDA chief executive PC Meena at NHAI headquarters in Delhi. Overflow from the Badshahpur drain regularly floods the stretch during monsoon, disrupting traffic. GMDA built a temporary diversion drain last year and is planning a permanent diversion; it is constructing a storm-water drain to Badshahpur. NHAI will build a culvert on NH-48, with both agencies preparing an execution plan.

At Rajiv Chowk, NHAI plans two elevated grade separators: a left-turn ramp for Delhi-to-Sohna traffic and a right-turn ramp for Sohna-to-Delhi traffic, including service-road access. The work is to be expedited to improve connectivity between the Sohna and Mumbai Expressways; stakeholder consultations will address land issues. GMDA identified NH-48 stretches for foot overbridges, which NHAI will build and hand over for maintenance. Joint inspections will address monsoon flooding at underpasses.