New Delhi, February 14 The government has approved road projects worth more than ₹11,000 crore in Maharashtra, Telangana, and Gujarat, according to official statements.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Ghoti-Trimbak (Mokhada)-Jawhar-Manor-Palghar section of NH-160A in Maharashtra at a total capital cost of ₹3,320.38 crore.
The region west of Nashik, particularly around Ambad and Satpur, hosts a dense cluster of industrial units developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. This generates significant freight traffic, the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said in a statement on Saturday.
The CCEA approved the rehabilitation and upgrading of the 154.635 km section of NH-160A in Maharashtra on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode, MoRTH said.
The project has been proposed in line with the PM GatiShakti principles and will connect 6 PM GatiShakti Economic Nodes, 1 Social Node, and 8 Logistics Nodes in the State of Maharashtra. This will have a positive impact on the country's Logistic Performance Index (LPI).
In a separate release, MoRTH said that the CCEA also approved the construction of 4-lane sections of Dhamasiya-Bitada/Movi and Nasarpore-Malotha in Gujarat at a cost of ₹4,583.64 crore.
The 107.67-km long project is part of NH-56, which starts at Nimbahera in Rajasthan and traverses through the Dahod District in Gujarat, the Alirajpur District in Madhya Pradesh, and then re-enters Gujarat near the Chhota Udepur District, terminating at its junction with NH-48 near Vapi.
The project is designed for 100 km/h, enabling an average speed of 70 km/h, which will reduce travel time by 40% – from 2.5 to 1.5 hours.
The CCEA also approved the widening of National Highway-167 with a total capital cost of ₹3,175.08 crore in Telangana, MoRTH said in a separate release.
The project from Gudebellur to Mahabubnagar on the Hyderabad-Panaji Economic Corridor to a 4-Lane Standard in Telangana, with a total project length of 80.01 km and a total capital cost of ₹3175.08 crore, will be executed in a hybrid annuity mode (HAM) under the NH (O) scheme (National Highways (Original)).
To address these challenges, the project is proposed to be developed as a 4-lane standard. The project will provide significant benefits to the Narayanpet & Mahabubnagar districts in the state of Telangana.
