New Delhi, 11/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation projects to the tune of a whopping Rs 75,000 crore in Maharashtra on December 11. This includes the inauguration of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, the biggest expressway of India which connects Mumbai to Nagpur.
The 701-km expressway — being built at a cost of about Rs 55,000 crore — is one of India’s longest expressways passing through Maharashtra’s 10 districts and prominent urban regions of Amravati, Aurangabad and Nashik. The expressway will also help improve the connectivity of adjoining 14 other districts, thus helping in the development of about 24 districts of the state including the regions of Vidarbha, Marathwada and North Maharashtra.
Espousing Prime Minister’s vision of integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects under PM Gati Shakti, the Samruddhi Mahamarg will connect to the Delhi Mumbai Expressway, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and tourist locations like Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Shirdi, Verul, Lonar, etc. Samruddhi Mahamarg will be a game-changer in providing a major boost to economic development of Maharashtra