India, July 8 -- More than two years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor, work on its last and long-delayed underpass is finally set to resume after monsoon, Delhi's public works department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma said on Monday.

PWD officials said all technical preparations for the project have been completed, and the department is now awaiting final clearance from the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA). Once the go-ahead is received, construction of Underpass 5 will begin immediately, with an eight-month completion target.

The underpass is crucial for completing the full loop of the corridor and resolving persistent traffic bottlenecks near Bhairon Marg an...