Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will participate in the Bhumi-Pujan and dedication programme of National Highway projects costing about Rs.11 thousand crores in Indore on Thursday, 16th September. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari will be the chief guest at the event. Senior Union Ministers, MPs, MLAs have been invited to this programme. Incharge of District Indore and Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra Public Works Minister Shri Gopal Bhargava and Minister of State for Public Works Shri Suresh Dhakad will also be present. The event will take place on Thursday evening at the Brilliant Convention Centre. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will preside over the programme.
Ambitious Project Delhi-Mumbai Express way
The Delhi-Mumbai Express way is the most ambitious project under the Bharat Mala Project connecting the country’s capital Delhi with the country’s commercial capital Mumbai. The Government of India has sanctioned an amount of 90 thousand crore rupees for the construction of this route with a total length of 1356 km. The project is targeted to be completed by January 2023. This national highway will pass through five states of the country including Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
245 km route of express way in MP
The 245 km route of the project will enter the state of Gujarat near the Anas River, passing through Mandsaur, Ratlam, Jhabua districts, entering Madhya Pradesh from Ramganj Mandi in Rajasthan. Rs 11 thousand 183 crore will be spent on construction of 245 km express way in the state. The construction work of express way is being done at a fast pace in the state. This express way will prove to be a boon in the development of Madhya Pradesh. Along with Jhabua, Ratlam, Mandsaur, the border districts of the state, Ujjain, Indore will also be able to connect directly to Delhi and Mumbai. Rapid growth of economic development activities will be possible in the vicinity of the express way. In the programme, MoU will also be signed between the Central and State Governments for the construction of Multi Modal Logistic Park in Indore. The programme is being organised jointly by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, National Highways Authority of India and Public Works Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
34 projects to be inaugurated and foundation stone will be laid
The road projects to be constructed at a total cost of more than Rs. 9 thousand crore will change the picture of infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh. With the strengthening of the road network, the development of industries will get a new direction. Entrepreneurs will come to Madhya Pradesh in greater numbers for investment. New employment opportunities will be created. Tourism sector will also get a boost. In the programme, 14 road projects will be inaugurated and foundation stone of 20 projects will be laid. During the programme, the foundation stone of the state’s first multi-modal logistics park will be laid under the ambitious Bharat Mala project of the Government of India. A contract will be signed between the Centre and the state government for setting up a 150-acre multi-modal logistic park near Machal Gaon on the Indore to Jhabua road. This logistic park will be built on the BOT formula. With the creation of Logistic Park, it will be easy to send goods produced in Madhya Pradesh to other states and outside the country.
