Nagpur: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday while speaking at an inaugural function of the Indian Road Congress held in Nagpur said his government plans to complete the construction of 30,000 kilometres of rural roads by
June 2019.
“The Asian Development Bank (ADB), which was assessing the quality of roads gave 95.5 per cent grading, which indicates the best quality,” Mr Fadnavis said during the event. According to him, the roads were built under the aegis of Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana and 10,000 kilometres had already been completed out of the 30,000 km planned.
Mentioning about the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi corridor, he claimed that it would be the smartest expressway in the world and among the longest in the country. The Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi corridor, which is also called, as Super Communication Expressway is a Rs 49,250 crore project that will be 700 kilometres long and will pass through 392 villages, spread over 11 districts. “We are trying to make 22 smart cities along this expressway which will provide a huge boost to economic growth.
Moreover, this expressway will connect 24 districts to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai,” Mr Fadnavis said.
Apart from the Maharashtra development projects, He assured that the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) between metropolis and neighbouring Navi Mumbai would be finished in four years. While making a statement on the coastal road project from Nariman Point to Worli and a sea link from Versova in Mumbai to Virar in neighbouring Palghar district.
Mr Fadnavis cited a Deutsche Bank report, which said that 51 per cent of all big infrastructure projects currently being executed in the country are located in Maharashtra.
The Indian Roads Congress is the apex body of highway engineers in the country. The IRC was set up in December, 1934 on the recommendations of the Indian Road Development Committee, best known as Jayakar Committee, set up by the Centre with the objective of road development in India.
