Centre approves inclusion of MP's Atal Progress-Way project in Bharat Mala Phase-I
New Delhi, August 21: The Union Ministry of National Highways and Road Transport (NHAI), on Thursday, declared their approval on the inclusion of the Atal Progress-Way project of Madhya Pradesh in Bharat Mala Phase-1.
This new expressway will be 404 kms long in MP and will be passing through Bhind, Morena, Sheopur districts of Chambal. This connects Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) in the east, and Kota (Rajasthan) in the west. The construction of the new route will benefit three major districts in MP. Another plus point of this would be the reduced travel time, which will go down from 11 hours to 6 hours. Industrial areas too, will be developed near the expressway.
The MP Govt has made the arrangements to bring in investments in the commercial, industrial and a few other activities to do with the expressway, which are to be constructed on the banks of the Chambal River. The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Atal Progress-Way will prove to be highly beneficial for the development of the divisions of Gwalior and Chambal.
The land for the expressway is being made available by the state government’s own expense. Close to Rs. 7000 crores is the likely expenditure on this project. The preparations are coming along to make this expressway from 7 different packages.
The NHAI is constructing this expressway. The State Government made the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Atal-Progress-Way in 4 months, presenting it to the Government of India GOI. A transfer of close to 1500 hectares of govt land is also done in record time. The possession of this has been given to NHAI.