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The Centre has fixed the greenish airy to a bid of road projects worthy implicit Rs 11,000 crore spanning Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana, according to authoritative statements.The approvals were granted by the Cabinet Committee connected Economic Affairs (CCEA) and screen roadworthy widening, rehabilitation and caller four-lane stretches aimed astatine boosting freight question and determination connectivity.
Major upgrade for NH-160A successful Maharashtra
In Maharashtra, the CCEA has approved the rehabilitation and upgradation of the Ghoti–Trimbak (Mokhada)–Jawhar–Manor–Palghar agelong of National Highway-160A. The 154.635-km task volition beryllium taken up astatine a full superior outgo of Rs 3,320.38 crore.The ministry of roadworthy transport and highways (MoRTH) said the enactment volition beryllium executed nether the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode.The ministry highlighted that the country westbound of Nashik — peculiarly Ambad and Satpur — houses a dense clump of concern units acceptable up by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation.
This concern attraction leads to important freight postulation successful the region.The task has been designed successful enactment with PM GatiShakti principles and is expected to link six PM GatiShakti Economic Nodes, 1 Social Node and 8 Logistics Nodes successful Maharashtra. According to MoRTH, this is apt to person a affirmative interaction connected the country’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI).
Rs 4,583 crore four-laning task successful Gujarat
In Gujarat, the CCEA has approved the operation of four-lane sections betwixt Dhamasiya-Bitada/Movi and Nasarpore-Malotha astatine a outgo of Rs 4,583.64 crore, arsenic per quality bureau PTI.
The 107.67-km agelong forms portion of National Highway-56. The road originates astatine Nimbahera successful Rajasthan, passes done Dahod territory successful Gujarat, Alirajpur territory successful Madhya Pradesh, re-enters Gujarat adjacent Chhota Udepur territory and ends astatine its junction with NH-48 adjacent Vapi.The task has been designed for a velocity of 100 km per hour, with an expected mean question velocity of 70 km per hour. This is projected to chopped question clip by 40 per cent — reducing the travel from 2.5 hours to 1.5 hours, MoRTH said successful a abstracted release.
NH-167 widening cleared successful Telangana
The authorities has besides approved widening of National Highway-167 successful Telangana astatine a full superior outgo of Rs 3,175.08 crore, reported PTI.The 80.01-km task volition screen the Gudebellur to Mahabubnagar agelong connected the Hyderabad–Panaji Economic Corridor. It volition beryllium upgraded to a four-lane modular and executed nether the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) done the National Highways (Original) [NH(O)] scheme.According to MoRTH, the upgrade aims to code existing infrastructure challenges and is expected to importantly payment Narayanpet and Mahabubnagar districts successful Telangana.Together, the 3 projects are intended to fortify concern connectivity, amended logistics ratio and trim question clip crossed cardinal economical corridors successful the 3 states.
