India, Feb. 24 -- Almost two decades after the Sultanpuri flyover project was conceived, the development of the key railway overbridge (ROB) remains mired in delays, with land acquisition issues and legal challenges expected to further stall completion, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials said.

Till date, the Rani Jhansi and RTR flyovers are considered among the slowest-executed infrastructure projects in Delhi, and the Sultanpuri-Nangloi ROB/RUB project seems headed in the same direction, owing to inordinate delays over the past 18 years, said officials. The project was reviewed two weeks ago in a meeting chaired by chief minister Rekha Gupta, a senior civic official said.

The project, once complete, is expected to improve c...