Nagpur-Shirdi stretch of expressway to be opened for public from May 1: CM
| Date :06-Dec-2020 |
Amravati Bureau :
“The ambitious Hindu Hruday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, which is the growth engine for all-round development of Vidarbha, will be the best highway in the country. The first phase of this ambitious project, that is going to bring prosperity to Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Washim and Buldana districts of Vidarbha, will be completed by May 1 and will be opened for direct traffic,” said Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Thackeray reviewed the work of 347-km-long road of Samrudhi Highway in Vidarbha. The Chief Minister also inspected the six-km highway at Shivni-Rasulapur village in the district and sought information about progress of the work. He expressed satisfaction over the ongoing work. Eknath Shinde, Urban Development and Public Works (Public Enterprises) Minister, Adv Yashomati Thakur, Women and Child Development Minister, Sanjay Rathod, Forest Minister, Anandrao Adsul, former MP of Amravati, Virendra Jagtap, former MLA, Manoj Sounik, Additional Chief Secretary of Public Works Department, Anil Gaikwad, Secretary, Radheshyam Mopalwar, Managing Director of State Road Development Corporation, Piyush Singh, Divisional Commissioner, Shailesh Nawal, District Collector, Amol Yedge, Chief Executive Officer, and Dr Hari Balaji N, Superintendent of Police, were present. Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway passes through four districts of Vidarbha and acquisition of 8,364 hectares of land has been completed for this highway.
The construction of this highway is being completed in 16 phases and more than 60 percent of the road has been completed. Along with the construction of highways, water conservation works have also been given priority and 38 nullahs in Amravati district have been deepened. As a result, along with highways, water enrichment has also been done. Stating that Government has the topmost priority to complete Maharashtra Samrudhi Highway, the Chief Minister stated that the work of this highway was underway even during the lockdown.
This highway will be the best in the country and the work from Nagpur to Shirdi cities will be completed by May 1 and then to Mumbai in the next one year. This highway will be a role model for the overall development of the state as it will provide the best transport facilities as well as promote agriculture and ancillary industries. According to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation, the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway includes 73.33 km long stretch in Amravati district. It will pass from 46 villages in 3 tehsils namely Dhamangaon Railway, Chandur Railway and Nandgaon Khandeshwar in the district. The third phase will be completed at the cost of Rs 2,850 crore.
Two interchanges are proposed on this highway. Earlier, the chopper of Chief Minister arrived at the specially constructed helipad on this highway at 11.35 am to inspect the construction of Samrudhi Highway in Amravati district. Yashomati Thakur welcomed him. Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod was also present. Sangeeta Jaiswal, Project Head, MSRDC, presented the progress report of Phase III through a presentation. Radheshyam Mopalwar, Managing Director, MSRDC, informed Uddhav Thackeray about the construction of Samrudhi Highway.
Many districts to be benefitted: The Samrudhi Mahamarg passes through 12 main districts including Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Yavatmal, Washim, Akola, Buldana, Jalna, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Thane and Mumbai. Indirectly, some districts like Chandrapur, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli, Hingoli, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Dhule, Jalgaon, Palghar and Raigad will also be benefited from the fast transport. About 26 tehsils and 392 villages will be connected to this Samrudhi Highway. A large number of labourers and other working staff were advancing the work rapidly. However, in March, the coronavirus pandemic and consequent lockdown affected the work in Mumbai, Thane and other districts to some extent. A large number of migrant labourers left their jobs and went to the villages. This also hit the highway work hard.
