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A 300-km-long Chambal Expressway, connecting Madhya Pradesh with Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, is proposed to be constructed through the ravines of Chambal region, an official said.
The proposal to construct the six-lane expressway was discussed at a meeting between Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari in Delhi on Thursday, a Public Relations department official said here.
“After his meeting with the Union Minister, the Chief Minister said a 300-km-long, six-lane Chambal expressway is proposed in Madhya Pradesh. The right-of-way (a type of easement granted or reserved over the land for transportation purposes) for this expressway will be 100 metres,” the official added.
Land acquisition
He said 2500 hectares of land will be acquired for this project, out of which nearly 50 per cent of the land is owned by the state government.Chambal Expressway will be constructed from the greenfield alignment through the ravines and along the banks of Chambal river.
The expressway would start from the state highway (SH) no. 6 at Pali and will connect to Uttar Pradesh on the national highway 92 (Bhongaon-Gwalior), the official said.
The expressway will cross national highway 3 (Mumbai-Agra) before passing through various areas in Madhya Pradesh, he said.
“This expressway will benefit Bhind, Morena, Sheopur and Chambal areas of Madhya Pradesh. The expressway will connect Madhya Pradesh with Rajasthan at one end and to Uttar Pradesh on the other,” the official said without elaborating the exact location where the expressway will connect to Rajasthan.
He said the details about the cost of the project and other related aspects are not available immediately.
Narmada Expressway
The official said the Chief Minister also discussed about the proposed 1265-km-long, six-lane Narmada Expressway during his meeting.
Narmada Expressway is a proposed eight-lane expressway, which will connect the historic towns of Amarkantak in the eastern end of Madhya Pradesh and Alirajpur in the western end of Madhya Pradesh along side of the Narmada river.
The official said the CM also expressed concern over incomplete works of several national highways passing through Madhya Pradesh.
“The Union minister has assured the chief minister that problems of incomplete works would be addressed. The CM also discussed about the problems hampering the construction of national highways including Rewa-Allahabad, Bhopal-Jabalpur, Satna-Bamitha, Indore-Edlabad and Rewa-Sidhi,” he added.
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