India, Aug. 3 -- The Delhi government plans to widen the heavily encroached upon and congested four-lane Najafgarh peripheral road into a six-lane corridor to unclog the area and improve interstate connectivity with Haryana, officials said on Sunday.

One of southwest Delhi's busiest corridors, the Najafgarh peripheral road serves as a key route for motorists traveling from Dwarka, Matiala, Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri, Janakpuri, and adjoining areas toward Bahadurgarh.

However, heavy vehicular traffic, roadside markets, dense residential development, and widespread encroachments have reduced the road's effective one-way width from about 30 feet to 20-25 feet at several locations, resulting in severe bottlenecks.

A senior Public Works Departm...