New Delhi, July 4 -- The government is considering building a tunnel connecting Talkatora Stadium in central Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said, in a bid to ease the national capital region's notorious traffic chokeholds.

Delhi, which has over 33,000 kilometres of roads, is one of the worst major global capitals in terms of traffic congestion, which worsens air pollution, increases wasteful fuel consumption and road accidents.

Gadkari said his ministry-known by its acronym MoRTH-is conducting a study on the viability of this project, and a consultant has been appointed.

"We are planning to make a tunnel, and research and a study are going on...right from Talkatora Stadium to Guru...