Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari recently announced on Twitter that they are currently involved in construction of Simar-Shirdi section NH-160 four laning, along with the Sinnar Bypass in Maharashtra.
This move will bring ‘immense joy for Sai Baba devotees’ as this project holds special social importance and will open a dedicated way or ‘Marg’ and it will help them to complete their pilgrimage to Shridi on foot, Gadkari said in his tweet.
The project is expected to act as an economic catalyst and will boost development in the adjoining areas.
What is Bharatmala Pariyojna?
The prime motive of the project is to shorten the travel time between two major religious towns namely Shirdi and Nashik of Maharashtra. As part of Baratmala Pariyojna, all the projects taken under this initiative are based on various sustainability techniques used in order to lessen the impact of carbon footprint. The techniques will also help in easing out the traffic jam. In order to boost eco-friendly mobility network, plastic waste has been used in setting up the roads, usage of ‘RAP'(Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement), Cement Treated Base (CTB) and Cement Treated Sub Base (CTSB) has also been added for the construction of roads.
What are other projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana?
Several projects have been undertaken under Bharatmala Pariyojana, as per the scheme many new roads will be constructed in the nation in order to maintain the traffic and in developing the transportation network. Recently, the Union Minister has given approval for the construction of 32.00 km long six lanes Greenfield Highway from Chandrasekharapuram to Polavaram on NH-544G Bengaluru-Vijayawada economic corridor in Andhra Pradesh. The project is estimated to cost around Rs 1292.65 crore.
Gadkari shared the details of the project on his Twitter account stating that the Greenfield economic corridor will start from Kodikonda check post which is in Kodur village on Bangalore-Hyderabad road and comes under NH-44 and lead to Muppavaram village nearby Addanki on NH-16. Another project related to construction of Raniganj Bypass of four lanes has also been given clearance and is expected to cost around Rs 410.83 crore. Both the projects have been given the consent under the Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme.