New Delhi, June 5 -- The central government has given to the national capital various road projects worth Rs.1.25 lakh crore over the last years due to which key connectivity stretches are in the works, including an underground tunnel from Shiv Murti to Nelson Mandela Road, an elevated corridor from Sarai Kale Khan to IGI Airport, the Delhi-Katra-Amritsar Expressway, and a 20km-long new road from Inderlok metro station to Sonepat via Munak canal, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday.

Detailed reports of each of the projects have been prepared and the work is likely to begin soon, she said.

The announcement came after a high-level meeting chaired by Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari. Lieutenant governor ...