Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Delays and Liquor Smuggling
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, a big road project, is facing delays because of problems in Gujarat.
A company called RSIIL is supposed to build some parts of the road, but they are very slow.
The government is upset and might take away their contract.
Meanwhile, the expressway is being used to secretly bring liquor into Gujarat, where it's not allowed.
The police have caught a lot of liquor worth Rs 10 crore in just three months.
The expressway doesn't have check-posts between states, making it easier for smugglers.
The police are working hard to stop these smugglers by setting up patrols and coordinating with other states.
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project is delayed due to slow work on three stretches in Gujarat by contractor RSIIL.
NHAI is considering issuing notices to RSIIL, which could lead to the contract being cancelled.
RSIIL blames the delay on non-provision of land by NHAI, while NHAI officials cite poor performance and contractual disputes.
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is being used to smuggle liquor into Gujarat, with police seizing liquor worth Rs 10 crore in three months.
The expressway lacks interstate check-posts, making it a preferred route for smugglers, and police are coordinating with other states to intercept them.
- Who
- Liquor smuggling cartels, police forces in Dahod district, and contractor Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd (RSIIL)
- What
- Seizure of smuggled liquor and delays in Delhi-Mumbai Expressway construction
- When
- Between September and November 2023 (liquor seizures); 2021 to present (construction delays)
- Where
- Dahod district, Gujarat, India (liquor seizures); Gujarat (construction delays)
- Why
- To evade interstate check-posts and police busts (liquor smuggling); non-provision of land and poor performance (construction delays)
- Expressway Length
- 1,386 km
- Project Cost
- Rs 1.04 lakh crore
- Completed Work
- Less than 20% of 87 km in Gujarat
- Liquor Seized
- Rs 10 crore in 3 months
- Cartons Seized
- 7,000 cartons (1.8 lakh units)
- Gujarat Stretch
- 426 km in two sections
- Interstate Check-posts
- Not part of expressway project
Sources
Partly open Delhi-Mumbai e-way used as ‘safe’ route to smuggle liquor into Gujarat; IMFL worth Rs 10 crore seized in 3 months
4 years of delay, short 87-km stretch derails Rs 1-lakh-crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
