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Even in this age of jet travel and space tourism, highways hold an irresistible charm for travellers out to have an up, close and personal experience of the wide roads stretching ahead for miles, uninterrupted views of a breathtaking landscape, the occasional flyways and the not-so-familiar villages and towns rushing by. It’s even better than chugging along the countryside in a train. You can stop any time you want – to sample some chatpati chaat and a steaming cuppa of chai at a roadside dhaba; to talk to people; to take a dekko at local interests or simply laze an hour or two in shine or rain with the greens around you and the fresh smell of soil floating in the air. 
 
Now that our <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Chugging-Up-7-Mesmerising-Mountain-Train-RidesIn-India/articleshow/24288850.cms">train series</a> is over (but we promise to bring you more as soon as new and exotic routes come up), we are back with a more exciting roadmap of <keyword id="168020" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="expressways">expressways</keyword> that criss-cross the entire country, connecting the four metros and many of the Tier I cities, and going much beyond the urban landscape. Infrastructure development in India has undergone a sea change over the past few years and the country currently boasts the <keyword id="2034191" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Second-largest-road-network">second largest road network</keyword> in the world, with a road length of over 4,689,842 km, as per 2013 data from the <keyword id="6404450" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ministry-of-Road-Transport-and-Highways">Ministry of Road Transport and Highways</keyword>. 
 Starting from FY2012-13, the <keyword id="44734" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Indian-Government">Indian government</keyword> will be also putting $17 billion over the next five years, being sourced through public-private partnership (<keyword id="6361580" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="PPP">PPP</keyword>) road projects. This will be used by the <keyword id="87432" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Highways-Authority-of-India">National Highways Authority of India</keyword> (<keyword id="49448" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="nhai">NHAI</keyword>) for the planned series of <keyword id="174913" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="BOT">BOT</keyword> (build, operate and transfer) highways. In spite of several bottlenecks, the NHAI has set up impressive targets and aims to develop 20 km/day, in a bid to fast-track the country’s <keyword id="2034194" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Road-network-expansion">road network expansion</keyword>. 
 As of July 2013, <keyword id="6373156" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Highways">national highways</keyword> account for 79,116 km, connecting all major cities and state capitals. Expressways, however, differ a bit in the sense they are controlled-access highways like the <keyword id="610047" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="freeways">freeways</keyword> or <keyword id="1333990" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="motorways">motorways</keyword> or autobahnen in the US and Europe, essentially designed for high-speed traffic. As of now, most of the expressways in India are 6-8 lane <keyword id="120837" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="toll-roads">toll roads</keyword> and cover a total distance of nearly 1,208.19 km. India expects to add another 3,530 km of expressways by 2014 as projects under construction get completed. Another massive programme is also under way to expand the network and the Indian government plans to add an additional 18,637 km of expressways by 2022. 
 So are you ready to emerge on another breath-taking <keyword id="6374782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="journey">journey</keyword> with us, literally a journey of thousand miles and more? We will bring you the super expressways zone-wise – so that you know which route to choose when travelling North or South, East or West. And it will be a beautiful journey as art and cultural critic <keyword id="2034192" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dave-Hickey">Dave Hickey</keyword> so rightly said – Beauty is and always will be blue skies and open highway. 
 
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Everyone wants a house in Delhi. And while buying a property in the main city has been a distant dream for many, real estate developers suggested that the property prices across the city has dipped in the past two years. 
	 
	“Residential property prices in several areas of Delhi having declined by 10-20% in 2013 and then stabilized in 2014. Fence-sitters are watching the market movements to determine if prices will slide further,” said Santhosh Kumar, international director at JLL India. 
	 
	He added, “Residential prices in established locations of South and Central Delhi such as Vasant Vihar, Defence Colony, Jor Bagh and Golf Links saw a decline of 15-20% in 2013 and remained at those levels in 2014. A correction in prices was also observed in areas like Westend, Shantiniketan, Prithviraj, Aurangzeb Road and Amrita Shergill Marg, but in a lower range of 10-15%.” 
	 However, property prices in <keyword id="6361586" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gurgaon">Gurgaon</keyword> and <keyword id="18858" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Noida">Noida</keyword> remained stable last year. According to market players, the supply in this market has been more than the demand, which has resulted in excess inventory. “A bad economy made property buyers cautious in their purchases. The consumer sentiment was down coupled with high interest rates. All tthis resulted in a sluggish demand,” said Sunil Singh, a property broker in the region. In order to boost the demands, developers have been doling out heavy discounts on their projects. 
	 
	 Interestingly, the prices in areas such as Neemrana, Sohna and Delhi’s J and L zones recorded an increase of 15% to 35% last year. This is in contrary to the negative market dynamics and the stagnant property prices in Delhi and NCR. “The only exception to the appreciation observed in these locations was Yamuna Expressway, which remained stable. However, low land prices and development potential continue to help Yamuna Expressway remain an attractive destination for investors” added Kumar. 
	 
	BI India shares some tips offered by Kumar for home buyers interested in investing in Delhi and NCR. 
	 
	South and Central Delhi 
	 
	According to Kumar, if you are interested in buying an apartment in South and Central Delhi, then 2015 is a great time to do so. “The next six months are likely to witness an increase in developers’ pain; persistent negotiation can result in excellent deals,” said Kumar. 
	 
	Gurgaon and Noida 
	 According to market players, <keyword id="20486" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Golf-course">Golf course</keyword> road in Gurgaon is the next upcoming area apart from Sohna Road and Dwarka Expressway. However, in Noida, Kumar has advised property investors and home buyers to invest in projects in Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Noida City, that are being built by developers with proven credibility. 
	 
	Delhi J and L zone 
	 
	For the ultra rich property buyers, buying or developing farmhouses or townhouses is a good option. “However, due diligence highly advised for buyers,” noted Kumar.

How
to know for sure if 2015 is a good time to buy property in Delhi?

<keyword id="3711125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Pod-taxis">Pod taxis</keyword>, a result of a project called the Metrino-a PRT system in which pods are suspended from an overhead rail -has been under consideration for a while and will finally debut in <keyword id="6361586" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Gurgaon">Gurgaon</keyword> 
 The <keyword id="87432" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Highways-Authority-of-India">National Highways Authority of India</keyword> has laid the groundwork to roll out India's first personal rapid transit (PRT) network and will invite global bids for the project within the next fortnight. The pilot project will span a 13km stretch from the Gurgaon-Delhi border to Badshapur Mod on Sohna Road and is estimated to cost Rs 850 crore. 
 
Every pod can take up to five passengers. For the pilot project route, 16 stations have been planned, starting near Ambience Mall. A personal rapid transit (PRT) network is made up of small automated vehicles running at close intervals on a guideway with docking stations for passengers to get on and get off.While a pod can accommodate up to five people, there there is also an option to hire an entire pod that will take a passenger straight to the destination, skipping the scheduled stops. The average speed of the pods is 60kmph. 
 
A senior NHAI official said the network would be built within a year of the contract being awarded. "Pod taxi systems are best suited for this. We are keeping our options open, though, so that private players can come up with best system, including skyrail," the official said. A skyrail is also a PRT system, but is more similar to a ropeway . 
 
The NHAI official said land required for the project is already available with it and Haryana government agencies. The project does not need forest and environmental clearance. As for financing, the entire investment will be made by the private company that sets up the PRT. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will recover its investment in 25 years through tickets. 
 Union road transport and highways minister <keyword id="26680" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nitin-gadkari">Nitin Gadkari</keyword> had announced last year that Metrinos will run between Dhaula Kuan in Delhi and Manesar. The overhead network for Metrinos has been planned along the expressway . Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> had travelled in a pod in Masdar City during his last visit to the United Arab Emirates. 
 
The Punjab and Haryana governments had, in the past, announced a rollout of pod taxis in Amritsar and Gurgaon, but these never came to fruition. 
 According to estimates prepared by the NHAI, while while building a kilometre of Metro costs at least Rs 250 crore and of monorail Rs 200 crore, the <keyword id="6714406" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Metrino">Metrino</keyword> system can be built with just Rs 70 crore. It's lighter as well. 
 
"The NHAI will roll out the project soon. We have set a target of a year. Subsequently , we could extend this to Dhaula Kuan and Manesar on each side," said the NHAI official. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes

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These days, developers are coming up with projects that are hard to resist. So, while <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Should-you-buy-a-new-or-pre-ownedflat/articleshow/50742990.cms">buying a property</a>, especially in the Delhi-NCR region, one has to be cautious about the location of the <keyword id="6354516" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="property">property</keyword>. BI India lists down a few ‘risk-prone’ zones of Delhi NCR property market that one should be careful about before investing in projects there. 
	 
	“Various issues like delays in delivery, oversupply, speculation and infrastructure deficit have been plaguing these <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Should-you-buy-a-new-or-pre-ownedflat/articleshow/50742990.cms">markets</a>, rendering them unsuitable for first-time home purchase,” said Santhosh Kumar, CEO, Operations &amp; International Director, JLL India. 
	 
	Greater <keyword id="47896" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Faridabad">Faridabad</keyword> 
	 
	This location comes in the list because of issues such as litigated land parcels, delayed delivery issues and a high incidence of broken promises by developers. “Although property prices here were always affordable, this market has seen the lowest appreciation in entire NCR. Everything that can possibly go wrong in a buyer-developer relationship has done just that in this area of NCR,” said Kumar. 
	 He also noted that the infrastructure development has not been in sync with the residential growth in this region. “Neither the improved connectivity to Delhi via the national highway nor the under-construction metro or new highway to <keyword id="6361586" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gurgaon">Gurgaon</keyword> have changed the realty fortunes of this corridor,” he added. 
	 
	It should be noted that Greater Faridabad has witnessed <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-why-investing-in-new-under-construction-homes-is-a-better-idea/articleshow/48371771.cms">delayed deliveries</a> by small-developers as well as by a few established builders. Kumar also said that there have been cases of developers running away with home buyers’ money after selling under-constructed flats to innocent buyers. 
	 
	“On other cases, buyers have been allotted / shown plots on a map or in a particular location but getting physical possession of plots altogether different from the ones initially agreed upon. In a variant of this scam, buyers were not allotted any plots at all or were saddled with plots not included in any master plan, and bereft of the authorities’ approvals,” pointed out Kumar. 
	 
	Noida Extension 
	 
	“The primary issue impacting this location’s viability as an investment destination is the oversupply of residential units. With 1.5-2 lakh units slated to hit this market, prices are unlikely to appreciate much. Many land acquisition issues involving local farmers have sullied the market here over the last few years. The ensuing delays and litigations, resulting higher compensation being paid to farmers for their land, has also decreased overall affordability,” he said. 
	 
	Also, this place is expected to be susceptible to earthquakes, considering high-intensity tremors were felt in NCR. “Rampant construction is also observed in neighbouring Noida. As both these areas are situated on the Yamuna river belt, they have more river soil than areas like Gurgaon. With increased seismic activity, it is important for buyers to additionally check if zoning and structural laws are being properly followed here and if the project is earthquake-resistant,” noted Arvind Jain, managing director of Pride Group. 
	 
	 The NH-24 stretch in Ghaziabad 
	 
	Although Ghaziabad has several launches lined up and good options in affordable housing and township projects are available, price appreciation will largely be driven by its future industrial growth. Also, its viability as a residential destination will depend significantly on infrastructure deployment. 
	 
	A six-lane expressway has been proposed, but that can easily take more than five years to be built. Currently, there is a major bottleneck for traffic at Indirapuram, and residents commuting here will have to face daily traffic congestion. End-users should only consider moving here if commuting under such conditions is acceptable, and investors should factor in a protracted investment horizon for any appreciable payoff. 
	 
	Gurgaon 
	 
	A general advisory for end-users and investors interested in this area. Kumar issues advisory for home buyers, who want to buy a property in this region. “Check the status of construction in the identified project, as delays in delivery are commonplace – and it is not only smaller, anonymous developers who are involved. Also, keep away from pre-launches. Instead, look for bargain buys when investors exit. At that point of time, construction will be closer to completion or completed, and Gurgaon is witnessing distress sales from investors,” suggested Kumar. He added, “Several subvention schemes popular these days actually require payment of more money upfront, and the prices per square feet are also higher if one opts for these. The agreements tend to be restrictive, and there is risk of getting stuck with one <keyword id="142327" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="developer">developer</keyword> and project. The interest rates as also the terms and conditions of the developer’s chosen bank must be agreed upon.”

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If all goes well, Delhi might soon be connected to Jaipur through a super expressway. This will reduce the travel time drastically. Highways minister Nitin Gadkari announced this at Dausa in Rajasthan. 
 
The distance between Delhi and Jaipur is 260 km. The proposed super expressway, between the outskirts of Gurgaon and Jaipur, will cover 200 km. It will be impossible to cover this distance in 90 minutes sticking to the notified speed limit, which is 100 kmph for expressways in India (for highways it's 90). Gadkari said the government will notify different speed limits for such super expressways, according to a news report by The Times of India. 
 
Presently it takes almost 6 hours to reach Jaipur. While Haryana government has cleared lands, Gadkari urged Vasundhara Raje to sort out lands in Rajasthan. 
 
G adkari told TOI in Delhi that the present speed limit was fixed at 100 kmph as the country has very few expressways. "We will revise the maximum speed limit. The proposed expressway will take off from the outskirts of Gurgaon and join Jaipur Ring Road (on the outer periphery of the city). We expect this total stretch to be around 200 km. Since it will be access controlled, one can maintain high speed all along the expressway," he said.

​ Delhi, your weekends sorted! Reach Jaipur in an hour and half

If you have plans to buy a house in Delhi NCR, this is the right time. Thanks to sops announced in the Union Budget 2017, leading real estate companies are up on heels to build affordable homes. Supertech, that has built numerous project in Noida and Greater Noida have recently announced to launch 40,000 affordable housing units in NCR in the next few years. 
 
Not juts Supertech, according to The Economic Times, Signature Global will be launching around 30,000 apartments in next one year. 
Promoter and managing director Pradeep Aggarwal told The Economic Times; the company has already launched 7,500 apartments and is in the process of launching 20,000 apartments in Delhi-NCR by the end of the next financial year. 
 
Not just new projects, several real estate companies are converting their existing housing projects in Greater Noida, Raj Nagar Extension, Yamuna Expressway, Tronica City, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon, Daruhera, and Bhiwadi into affordable ones by capping the maximum unit size at 60 sqm (643 sqft). The developers are working to keep prices in the range of Rs 15 lakh to Rs 35 lakh, depending on the area and size of the apartment, as per the ET report.

You can buy a home in Delhi NCR within
your budget. Here’s how

A new airport at Jewar has been approved by civil aviation ministry. It would be built along the Yamuna Expressway that connects Greater Noida with Agra. 
 
 Experts believe the airport has huge potential to boost property demand in the area. Till now, both domestic and international companies have usually preferred Gurgaon over Noida because it’s nearer to the Delhi airport. 
 
As a result, property prices and office rentals in Noida have slumped. It currently takes over an hour and half to drive about 35 kms from the airport in New Delhi to Noida. 
 
The new airport is expected to change that and uplift Noida’s image in the NCR region. 
 
(Image credit: Indiatimes

Noida
to get an airport

Buying your dream home at a locality like Vasant Vihar, Defence Colony, Jor Bagh and Golf Links in Delhi has always come with a statutory warning of burning a hole in your pocket. But you would be happy to learn Home prices in many prime locations of the national capital have gone down by up to 20% since 2013 even as emerging locations in the region have seen a rise of 10-35%. 
 
As per a news report by The Economic Times, while prices in Gurgaon and Noida remained static at Rs 6,500-17,000 per sq ft and Rs 5,500-8,000 per sq ft, respectively since 2013, emerging NCR locations such as Neemrana, Sohna and Delhi's-J and L zones have stolen the show. 
This study conducted by property consultancy JLL India shows, residential prices in areas of south and central Delhi has suffered a decline of 15-20% in 2013 and remained at those levels in 2014. A correction in prices was also observed in areas like West End, Shanti Niketan, Prithviraj, Aurangzeb Road and Amrita Shergill Marg, but in a lower range of 10-15%, says the report. 
 
A correction in prices was also observed in areas like West End, Shanti Niketan, Prithviraj, Aurangzeb Road and Amrita Shergill Marg, but in a lower range of 10-15%, says the report. 
"The Delhi NCR market is under stress, which means that valuations remain attractive for end users. This also points to opportunities for distress sales and bargain buys for investors / buyers," says Santhosh Kumar, CEO, operations and international director, JLL India. 
 
Kumar feels sound fundamentals of the emerging locations enabled them to beat the negative trend and saw very good price appreciation. "While Neemrana has massive industrial development along with good connectivity through the NH-8, Sohna promises the next wave of industrial and residential growth in Gurgaon. Delhi's J-zone has the location advantage of South Delhi and the L-zone is in an area adjoining the upcoming Dwarka-Gurgaon Expressway." 
 
High home loan rates, liquidity crunch and lack of developer-friendly reforms have plagued the residential real estate market off-late. Delhi-NCR has been worst affected with an unsold inventory of nearly 154,000 units in 2014. 
 
In terms of months, Gurgaon has unsold inventory of 33 months and Noida of around 38 months. 
 
(Image: India Times)

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