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Widening work will take place simultaneously over sections of the 13.5-km-long pipelines as they progressively get completed. GHAZIABAD: A sum of Rs 124 crore is set to be released for laying of new Ganga water pipelines along NH-24 following a TOI report on how delay over it was affecting the highway-widening project. The completion of the second section of NH-24, from UP Gate to Dasna, is targeted for completion in March 2019 just prior to the general elections. A proposal was mooted to replace the cement-concrete pipes with those made out of steel in order to avoid damages. The NHAI, which will undertake the work, will also pay supervision charges to the Jal Nigam.“Work on laying the new pipelines will begin within a month after the agreement is signed by the four agencies..