The Haryana government’s high-powered works purchase committee (HPWPC) has approved two infrastructure projects proposed by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), together valued at Rs 686.9 million (mn). The committee met in Chandigarh and the decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini. The approvals cover reconstruction and upgrading of a corridor linking IFFCO Chowk with the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) and the construction of a missing link between Sector 68 and Sector 69. Officials said the measures aim to improve connectivity and commuter safety in rapidly developing parts of the city. The IFFCO Chowk–SPR corridor will cover sector?dividing roads between Sectors 28/29, 43/44, 52/52A and 56/57 and will involve seven point one km of main carriageway being overlaid with bituminous material. Footpaths and cycle tracks will be developed on both sides and stormwater drainage will be installed alongside upgraded junctions, grills and other safety interventions. The Rs 418.6 mn project is targeted for completion within one year and officials indicated preparatory activity such as removal of electricity pylons will begin soon. An underpass is also being constructed near Z Chowk opposite the Millennium City Centre metro station to ease traffic flow. The second package, costing Rs 268.3 mn, will connect the Southern Peripheral Road and Sohna Road to improve access to Sectors 68, 69, 70, 70A, 75 and 76 and to emerging residential and commercial developments. It includes 900 metres of new main carriageway, overlaying 1,100 metres of existing carriageway and nearly two km of new two?lane service road, together with footpaths, cycle tracks and horticulture works. Project planning documents indicate the works will reduce congestion on existing arteries and provide an alternative route for local traffic. GMDA officials said the combined schemes form part of a broader effort to upgrade urban mobility and support planned growth in peripheral sectors, with construction schedules arranged to minimise commuter disruption. The HPWPC decision follows technical appraisals and budget allocations and will proceed to tendering and execution phases under agency oversight.