India, April 10 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has missed its deadline for the second time to convert three key roads in Gurugram into model roads, causing the project's cost to escalate multiple times.

Work on the three roads-Vyapar Kendra Road, Hamilton Road, and MG Road-began in February 2024 and was scheduled to end by February 2025. The latest deadline was March 31 this year.

GMDA officials attribute the delay to the recent West Asia conflict, which has raised the cost of raw materials due to fuel disruption.

According to the original plan, MG Road was to undergo recarpeting work, and 2.1 kilometers of the remaining two roads were to be converted into bidirectional roads.

Officials said the projec...