Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway is an under-construction long, 4-lane (expandable to 8 lanes) wide controlled-access expressway, which will connect

Bahadurgarh Bahadurgarh is a city and municipal council within Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana and Part of National Capital Region or NCR of Delhi. The city comprises 31 wards and is approximately 21 km from National Capital Territory ...

border near

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

with Katra in

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

via

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

and

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

. It will have a spur section which will connect

Nakodar Nakodar is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab (India), Punjab. The city is almost 365 km from Delhi, 25 km from Jalandhar, 49 km from Ludhiana, and about 101 km from Amritsar. S ...

with

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport is an international airport serving Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is located at Raja Sansi, northwest from the city centre. It is named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amrits ...

located in

Raja Sansi Rajasansi is a town, near Amritsar city and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar International Airport) is located in Rajasansi village on Ajnala-Rajasansi ...

Amritsar Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...

. The long Delhi–Katra Expressway is National Expressway 5 (NE-5) and long Nakodar-Amritsar Expressway is National Expressway 5A (NE-5A). Once completed, it will reduce the current Delhi-Katra distance from to and the time travel will be reduced from 14 hours to 6 hours, and Delhi-Amritsar distance to and from the time travel will be reduced from 8 hours to only 4 hours. It will have a

trauma centre A trauma center, or trauma centre, is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. The term "trauma center" may be used incorr ...

, ambulances, fire brigades, traffic police,

bus bay A bus turnout, bus pullout, bus bay, bus lay-by (UK), or off-line bus stop is a designated spot on the side of a road where buses or trams may pull out of the flow of traffic to pick up and drop off passengers. It is often indented into the sid ...

truck stops A truck stop (known as a service station in the United Kingdom, a travel center by major chains in the United States and a roadhouse in rural Australia) is a commercial facility which provides refueling, rest (parking), and often ready-made f ...

, interchanges with refreshment, and recreational facilities. To be constructed as a part of the

Bharatmala Pariyojana The Bharatmala Pariyojna ( 'India garland project') is a project in India implemented by Government of India. It was slated to interconnect 550 District Headquarters (from the current 300) through a minimum 4-lane highway by raising the numbe ...

, it is expected to cost

₹ The Indian rupee sign ⟨₹⟩ is the currency symbol for the Indian rupee (ISO 4217: INR), the official currency of India. Designed by D. Udaya Kumar, it was presented to the public by the Government of India on 15 July 2010, following its ...

40,000

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(DPR) was completed in November 2019, and land acquisition commenced from January 2020. M/S Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd. was appointed as DPR consultant to carry out alignment studies which submitted the final shortest proposed alignment report of Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section in September 2019, Nakodar–Amritsar section in June 2020, and the survey is currently under progress in

Jammu Jammu () is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute ...

section. It is part of Ludhiana-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor. There are 11 National industrial corridors and numerous state level industrial corridors in India. 11 Industrial Corridors

Project details

It is a combination of greenfield and brownfield expressway which passes through

, and

. It starts from Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Nilauthi village in

Jhajjar district Jhajjar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997 and with its headquarters in Jhajjar, it lies from Delhi and had developed into an important industrial center. Oth ...

. It will lessen the workload of

Grand Trunk Road Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sadak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sadak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. It r ...

. The

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in al ...

of the

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government planned to construct ten expressways in the country under

, one of which would connect the national capital

with Katra and

via

Kharkhoda Kharkhoda is a city and municipal committee in Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana and is a part of National Capital Region (NCR). In Kharkhoda Chhapadeshwar Mahadev Mandir is very popular within the connected villages. At the time ...

Jind Jind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. Rani Talab is the main destination for tourists while Pandu Pindara and Ramrai are the ma ...

Sangrur Sangrur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of Sangrur District. Geography Sangrur is located at . It has an average elevation of 237 metres (778 feet). Climate Health services City has PGIM ...

Malerkotla Malerkotla is a city and the district headquarters of Malerkotla district in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. It served as the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj. The state acceded to the Dominion of India, un ...

Ludhiana Ludhiana () is the most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab.164.100.161.224 http://164.100.161.224 › filesPDF Ludhiana State: Punjab Business & Industrial Centre, Tier 2 1 ... The city has an estima ...

Jalandhar Jalandhar () is a city in the state of Punjab, India, Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh by population, third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the ...

Gurdaspur Gurdaspur is a city in the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi. It houses the administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District and is in the geographical centre of the district, which shares a bord ...

. The Greenfield expressway splits into two near Nakodar. One greenfield section towards Amritsar would pass nearby

Sultanpur Lodhi Sultanpur Lodhi is a city and a Municipal Council, from Kapurthala city in the Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab. The town is named after its founder, Bahlul Khan Lodi, the future Sultan of Delhi who renamed the town in 1 ...

, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib, TarnTarn and ends near

. The second section goes straight to Katra through

, bypassing

Kathua Kathua is a city and municipal council of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir di ...

and

, and it consists of both greenfield and brownfield parts. Central and state governments also agreed to connect

Dera Baba Nanak Dera Baba Nanak is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district, in the state of Punjab (India), Punjab, India. It is the sub-district headquarters of Dera Baba Nanak (Sub-district), Dera Baba Nanak tehsil. It is 36 km away from Gurdaspur ...

and

Kartarpur Corridor The Kartarpur Corridor (; ) is a visa-free border crossing and religious corridor, connecting two gurdwaras (Sikh temples), Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, near Narowal in Pakistan and Gurudwara Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India. The ...

with this expressway project. Nearly 14,000 acres of land in Punjab and 5,000 acres of Haryana will be acquired to construct these expressways. .

Construction

The

NHAI The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI () is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and is responsible for management of a road network of over 50,000 km of National highways out of 1,32,499 ...

has divided the construction work of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway into 2 phases with a total of 21 construction packages.

Phase 1

* The construction work of long

–

section is divided into 12 packages. Package 8 to 12 has been awarded to the

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...

(JV) of Evrascon and MKC Infrastructure Limited (MKCIL).

Nakodar–Amritsar spur

* The construction work of long

–

spur section is divided into 3 packages. Nakodar–Amritsar section will merge with

–

section on Package-9 (

Mullanpur Dakha Mullanpur Dakha, also known as Mandi Mullanpur, is a town located in the Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is a ''nagar panchayat'', a settlement in transition from rural to urban. Due to the availability of transport routes ...

– Kang Sahbu).

Phase 2

– Katra section

Route alignment

Delhi to Nakodar (Main route)

The Phase-1 of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway consists of two sections, namely

–

(NE-5) and

–

(NE-5A). The Phase-2 consists of

– Katra section. Following is the alignment agreed by the Governments of

, and

with the

Delhi

Haryana to Kanjhawala (UER-II) extension: DPR was being prepared for this 20 km section in March 2025, which will be ready by Sept-Oct 2025, after which tenders for constructions will be invited. *

West Delhi district West Delhi is one of the 11 administrative districts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Patel Nagar, Rajouri Garden and Punjabi Bagh. West Delhi is bound by t ...

Kanjhawala Kanjhawala is the administrative headquarters of the North West Delhi district of Delhi, India. It is also a Sub-division of the North-West Delhi district. Demographics Kanjhawala had population of 10,331 of which 5,529 are males while 4,802 a ...

at UER-II.NHAI preparing 3 DPR for better connectivity in Delhi
Times of India, 25 March 2025.

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

Alignment is from Nilothi-Kharkhoda–Gohana (west)–Jind (east)–Safidon (west)–Ratoli (Ambala–Narnaul)–Assandh (west)–Kalayat–Kaithal (west)–Barta. There is a proposal to extend it in Delhi from Nilothi to "Urban Extension Road II". *

Rohtak district Rohtak district is a district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the southeast of the state and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, C ...

** Hassangarh, between Sampla–

on NH334B. ** SH-18 Rohtak–Kharkhoda (northwest of Kharkhoda) *

Sonipat district Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pr ...

** Gohana city on the west side on NH-709 Rohtak–Gohana–Panipat Highway between Rohtak-Gohana. ** between Lahkan Majra and Gohana. ** SH-11 Jind–Gohana–Sonipat between Jind and Gohana. *

Jind district Jind district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Jind town is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Hisar Division and was created in 1966. Etymology The district derives its name from its ...

city (east of), ** The interchange with SH-14 Jind–Panipat 18 km east of Jind near Pilu Khera. ** Ratoli, (west of) interchange with

Trans-Haryana Expressway The Trans-Haryana Expressway or the Ambala–Narnaul Expressway (NH-152D) is a 227-km long, 6-lane wide greenfield access-controlled expressway, connecting the cities of Ambala and Narnaul in the state of Haryana. The expressway connects Ga ...

between Jind–

Safidon Safidon, previously known as Sarp Daman, is a city and a municipal committee, near city of Jind in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is approx. 40 km from Jind, Jind city, the district headquarters. History The area was first oc ...

. **

Alewa Alewa is a town in Jind district, Haryana state, India, with a population of nearly 14,000. The village is the location of many temples. It lies from Jind in north direction. It is also a tehsil of Jind district. It lies on the Jind to Karnal-Ku ...

, 25 km northeast of Jind between Jind–

Assandh Assandh, historically known as Āsandīvat, is a town and a municipal committee in Karnal district in the state of Haryana, India. Assandh is located in 45 km south-west of Karnal. History Early history Archaeological excavations have ...

on NH-709A. **

Pegan Paganism (, later 'civilian') is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Christianity, Judaism, and Samaritanism. In the time of the Roma ...

, 25 km north of Jind between Jind–

Kaithal Kaithal () is a city and municipal council in the Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Kaithal was previously a part of Karnal district and later, Kurukshetra district until 1 November 1989, when it became the headquarters of the ...

Road *

Kaithal district Kaithal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, a state in northern India. Kaithal town is the district headquarters. History This district came into existence on 1 November 1989. Theh Polar archaeological site Theh Polar, the ...

Kalayat Kalayat is a town in Kaithal district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Haryana. It is historical town known as Kapilayat and Kapilayatana in past, named after the Vedic sage Kapil Muni, Kapila, is home of the 8th century Ka ...

(west of Kaithal), between

Narwana Narwana is a town and a municipal council, just 36 km from Jind city in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. History and etymology According to historical references and the ancestors, there are several myths related to the exist ...

–

on NH-152. **

Barta Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA), previously Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority, is a public transportation system serving the city of Reading and its surrounding area of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The South Central T ...

(west of Kaithal city) on Haryana SH-8 Kaithal–

Khanauri Khanauri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located at NH 52 at the border of Punjab and Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern par ...

State Highway, exits Haryana state here and enters Punjab at Galoli.

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Patiala district Patiala district is one of the twenty three districts in the state of Punjab in north-west India. Location Patiala district lies between 38 47’ and 39 41’ north latitude, 115 58’ and 116 54' east longitude, in the southeast part of th ...

Galoli The Galoli, or Galolen, are a people of East Timor with a population of about 50,000, primarily along the northern coast of the district of Manatuto. To the west lies the Mambai people. There is an old colony on the southern coast of Wetar isla ...

southeast of Patran, enters here on Kaithal–Khanauri Haryana SH-8. ** Patran (northeast of), between Patran- Samana on

Moonak Moonak is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Moonak is situated near the Punjab-Haryana border. The nearest towns of Haryana are Jakhal Mandi and Tohana. The nearest commercial airport to Moonak i ...

-Patran-Samana Punjab SH-10. *

Sangrur district Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab. Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barna ...

** Bhawanigarh, west of Sangrur between Roshanwala–Bhawanigarh on

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Barnala Barnala is a city in the Indian state of Punjab. Barnala city serves as the headquarters of the Barnala district which was formed in 2006. Prior to the formation of Barnala district, the city was located in Sangrur district. It is a centrally ...

–Sangrur–Bhawanigarh–Patiala–Chandigarh. ** between

Dhuri Dhuri is a town in Sangrur District in the state of Punjab, India. The neighbouring towns of Dhuri are Sangrur, Malerkotla, Nabha, and Barnala. Demographics As of 2011 Indian Census, Dhuri had a total population of 55,225 of which 29,231 w ...

–

Nabha Nabha is a city and municipal council in the Patiala district in the south-west of the Indian state of Punjab. It was the capital of the former Nabha State. Nabha is also a sub-division city which comes under Patiala district. Geography Nabha ...

. ** between

– Bagrian ** between

–Amargarh *

Malerkotla district Malerkotla district is a district in Punjab state of India. It was formed after the bifurcation of Sangrur district. Malerkotla district was carved out of Sangrur and became the 23rd district of Punjab on 02 June, 2021, on the occasion of Eid ...

** between

–Nabha at the southeast of Malerkotla and northwest of Nabha. ** between Malerkotla– Khanna, immediate east of Malerkotla and southwest of Khanna on Malerkotla-Khanna Road. ** between Malerkotla–Ludhiana, immediate north of Malerkotla and south of Ludhiana on

–Malerkotla-

Punjab SH-11. **

Ahmedgarh Ahmedgarh is a city and a municipal council the Indian States and territories of India, state of Punjab (India), Punjab. It is 18km away from Malerkotla, the district headquarters, 25km away from Ludhiana, Ludhiana city. Geography The city lie ...

between Malerkotla–Ludhiana *

Ludhiana district Ludhiana district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. It is Punjab's largest district by both area and population. Ludhiana, the largest city in Punjab, is the district headquarters. The main industries are bicycle parts ...

** Jodhan (southwest of Ludhiana), on Raikot–Jodhan–Ludhiana road. **

(west of), with a new Jodhan– Doraha spur as a south bypass of Ludhiana, at Doraha this spur will connect to the existing NH-5 Ludhiana-Doraha-

Ropar Rupnagar (; formerly known as Ropar) is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Rupnagar is a newly created fifth Divisional Headquarters of Punjab comprising Rupnagar, Mohali, and its adjoining distr ...

– Kharar–

Chandigarh Airport Chandigarh Airport , officially Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, is an international airport serving the union territory of Chandigarh, India. The airport is located in Jhiurheri, Mohali, Punjab and shares space with the Indian Air F ...

–

Panchkula Panchkula (ISO: ''Paṁcakulā'') is a city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district in Haryana, India. It is a satellite town of the state capital Chandigarh. Panchkula is a border city with Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh ...

. **

, southeast of Ludhiana on NH-5

Firozepur Firozpur, (pronunciation: ɪroːzpʊr also known as Ferozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in the Firozpur District of Punjab, India. After the Partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the India–Pakistan borde ...

– Moga–

Jagraon Jagraon is a city and a municipal council, a rural police district and a sub-division of the Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. Jagraon is more than three centuries old. Jagraon is at almost the geographical center of the state, f ...

–Ludhiana–Chandigarh Road. Interconnect with Ludhiana–Bathinda–Ajmer Expressway. ** between Sidhwan Bet and Ludhiana, east of Ludhiana on Punjab SH-20 Firozepur–Zira–Sidhwan Bet–Ludhiana Road. *

Jalandhar district Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is the city of Jalandhar. Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent ...

** Through tehsils of

Phillaur Phillaur is a town and a municipal council as well as a tehsil in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. The city is situated 20 km from Ludhiana, 45 km from Jalandhar and 140 km from Amritsar. It is situated on the border of the Doa ...

, Jalandhar II. ** Nakodar (east of), between

Phagwara Phagwara (; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Phagawāṛā'') is a city and a municipal corporation in the Kapurthala district of Punjab, India, Punjab. It is located from the district headquarters of Kapurthala, from the national capital New Delhi, from St ...

. ** Nakodar (northeast of), between Nakodar-

on NH-703 Nakodar-Jalandhar Road. ** Nakodar (north of), 2 following separate Y-fork expressways spurs from Nakodar: one to Amritsar–Kartarpur in the west and another to Jammu–Katra in the northwest - one goes to Pathankot–Jammu and another goes to Amritsar.

Nakodar to Amritsar (Spur-1)

First greenfield expressway spur (99 km long) from

through

, Goindwal Sahib,

Khadur Sahib Khadur Sahib is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district of Khadur Sahib tehsil of the Majha region of Indian state of Punjab. Khadur Sahib is a historical place in view of eight out of ten sikh gurus having visited this place. T ...

Tarn Taran Sahib Tarn Taran Sahib is a city in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. It is the district headquarters and hosts the municipal council of Tarn Taran district. Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib, a prominent Sikh shrine, is located in the c ...

and ends at

(Amritsar Airport).

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

(north of) * Kapurthala district **

(northeast of), between Sultanpur Lodhi and

Kapurthala Kapurthala () is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent b ...

on NH-703A Firozepur-Sultanpur Lodhi–Kapurthala Road. ** Tehsils of

and Bholath *

Tarn Taran district Tarn Taran district is one of the districts in the Majha region of Punjab, India. The main cities are Tarn Taran Sahib, Bhikhiwind, Khadur Sahib and Patti. The City of Tarn Taran Sahib is a holy place for Sikhs. Tarn Taran's Sikh populatio ...

** Goindwal Sahib (east of), between Goindwal Sahib and Kapurthala on

Taran Taran Tarn Taran may refer to: * Tarn Taran Sahib, a city in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India * Tarn Taran district, a district in Punjab, India * Tarn Taran, Pakistan, a village in Punjab, Pakistan * Tarn Taran (Lok Sabha constituency) Tarn Taran ...

–Goindwal Sahib–Kapurthala Road. ** Khadoor Sahib (east of), Khadur Sahib lies east of Taran Taran and north of Goindwal Sahib ** Tarntaran Sahib *

Amritsar district Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most ...

** Rakh Manawala (southeast of Amritsar), on Amritsar bypass on

AH1 Asian Highway 1 (AH1) is the longest east-west route of the Asian Highway Network, running from Tokyo, Japan via the Korean Peninsula (South Korea and North Korea), China (Mainland China and Hong Kong), Mainland Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Camb ...

Amritsar–Jalandhar Road. ** New Amritsar (east of Amritsar), on Amritsar bypass on NH-503A Amritsar–

Sri Hargobindpur Sri Hargobindpur is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Situated on the banks of the Beas River Sixth Guru of Sikhs Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji established this city on the land bought by his fat ...

Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur () is a city and a Municipal corporations in India, municipal corporation in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the ...

Road. ** Verka (northeast of Amritsar) between Amritsar and Batala on NH54 Amritsar–

Batala Batala is the eighth largest city in the state of Punjab, India in terms of population after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda, Mohali and Hoshiarpur. Batala ranks as the second-oldest city after Bathinda. It is a municipal cor ...

–

Road. **

, with plans to extend a semi-circular loop spur to

near

in the north and then back to this expressway at

in the northeast.

Nakodar to Katra (Spur-2)

Second greenfield expressway spur from

to Katra passing through Kartarpur,

, and

Dinanagar Dinanagar is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. It takes its name after Adina Beg, who served as the subahdar of Punjab for the Mughals and Marathas. He built up his residence ...

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

(north of) ** Kapurthala (east of), between Kapurthala and Jalandar on NH-703A Firozepur–Sultanpour Lodhi–Kapurthala–Jalandhar Road. ** Kapurthala (northeast of), between Kapurthala and Kartarpur. ** Kapurthala (north of), between

Radha Soami Satsang Beas Radha Soami Satsang Beas is a spiritual organisation in Radha Soami movement. It is headed by Gurinder Singh and Jasdeep Singh Gill. The main centre of Radha Soami Satsang Beas is located on the banks of the Beas River in the northern Indian ...

and Kartarpur on

Amritsar–Radha Soami Satsang Beas–Kartarpur–Jalandhar. *

Gurdaspur district Gurdaspur district is a district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of Pakistani Punjab, and the districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Kapurthala ...

(southwest of), route realignment done at some stretches due to high-pressure "Bathinda–Jammu Gas Pipeline" and " GIGL's

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Gas Plant" near Mari Buchian. ** Sri Hargobindpur (west of), between Amritsar and Sri Hargobindpur on NH-503A Amritsar–Sri Hargobindpur- Urmar Tanda–

Road. **

(southeast of), between

Qadian Qadian (; ) is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district, north-east of Amritsar, situated north-east of Batala city in the state of Punjab, India. Qadian is the birthplace of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movem ...

– Harchowal. **

(east of), between Gurdaspur and

Mukerian Mukerian is a city and Municipal council (India), Municipal council of Hoshiarpur district, Hoshiarpur district in Punjab (India), Punjab, India. Mukerian is located on National Highway 44 and state highway 15 about north of New Delhi. It is ...

on Punjab SH-25 Gurdaspur–Mukerian–

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Road. **

(north of), at

between Gurdaspur and

Pathankot Pathankot () is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the sixth most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal ...

on NH-54 Gurdaspur–Pathankot Road. *

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** Pathankot (southwest of), at Bhoa. ** Pathankot (west of), at Sunder Chak

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, bypassing

. **

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** Katra (location of

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temple).

Inter-connectivity

Following provide the inter-connectivity: * Amritsar: ** Gurdaspur: Amritsar–Gurdaspur NH-54 highway converted to signal-free route. ** Kartarpur Corridor: NH-354 Amritsar–

(

) converted to signal-free route. * Ludhiana: ** Chandigarh: NH-5 Ludhiana–Chandigarh Highway via Kharar and

strengthened and widened to 4 lanes, to provide connectivity to

via Urban Extension Road II. This will reduce Ludhiana-Chandigarh time from 1.5 hours to less than one hour and Chandigarh–Amritsar from 4 hours to 2 hours. ** Bathinda: Ludhiana–Bathinda–Ajmer Expressway interconnects near Mullanpur Dakha. * Jind:

(

Ambala Ambala () is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab (India), Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh. Politically, Ambala ...

–

Narnaul Narnaul is a city, a Municipal Council, and location of headquarters of the Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the National Capital Region of India. History & etymology During the early vedic period o ...

) near Pillu Khera. This will reduce the time from Chandigarh Airport to IGI Delhi airport from 5 hours to 2 hours, and Delhi to Manali from 14 hours to 8 hours.

Status updates

* 2017 Dec:

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(NHAI) appointed a consultant to prepare the

(DPR) within 10 months by Oct 2018.DPR consultant appointed in December 2017

Business Starndard, July 2018. * 2019 Nov: DPR of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway completed by NHAI. * 2020 Jun–Jul: In Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, the land acquisition process started.Punjab CM wants Expressway expedited
Sept 2018. * 2021 Apr: Construction work awarded by NHAI for all 12 packages on 397.7 Km long Delhi-Nakodar-

section, and 2 out of 3 packages on 99 km long Nakodar-Amritsar section. * 2021 Sep: NHAI announces the completion deadline is by October 2023. * 2022 Apr:

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laid the

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for the expressway on 5 January and construction started. Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate operational parts of partially completed expressway before 2024 LS polls:

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. * 2024 Aug: Likely completion date for Delhi-Ludhiana Katra is 31 December 2025 and 1 April 2026 for the Ludhiana-Amritsar spur. 669 km Delhi-Katra expressway almost complete in most states except Punjab due to the land acquisition issues in Punjab. Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir packages are 80-90% complete. In Punjab, where the completion rate for various packages is 3% to 90%, only 273 km is complete and 362 km is incomplete.Barring Punjab, 669 km Delhi-Katra e-way almost complete in most states
The Tribune, 23 Aug 2024. In Punjab of the total 295 km of land required, the land acquisition of 230 km is complete in 11 out of 13 districts except Ludhiana and Gurdaspur, the remaining 65 km will be acquired by the end of September 2024.
Hindustan Times, 28 Aug 2024.

References

External links

Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway route map and status

Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway environmental clearance report and route map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delhi - Katra Expressway National expressways in India Proposed expressways in India Transport in Delhi Transport in Amritsar Transport in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir Expressways in Punjab, India

Project details

Construction

Phase 1

Nakodar–Amritsar spur

Phase 2

Route alignment

Delhi to Nakodar (Main route)

Delhi

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Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Nakodar to Amritsar (Spur-1)

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Nakodar to Katra (Spur-2)

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

Inter-connectivity

Status updates

See also

References

External links