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increase traffic capacity between Kharagpur and
Morgram by about 5 times. The corridor will reduce Development of infrastructure
travel time for goods vehicles between Kharagpur is the foundation of economic
and Morgram from the existing 9-10 hours to 3 to
5 hours. prosperity of the country
Development of infrastructure is the foundation
DECISION: 6-lane Tharad-Deesa-Mehsana- of economic prosperity of any country. Every
Ahmedabad National High-Speed Corridor rupee spent on infrastructure development
IMPACT: The 214 km long 6-lane high-speed has a 2.5 to 3 times impact on the country's
corridor will be developed in Build-Operate-Transfer GDP. The length of National Highways (NH)
(BOT) mode at a total cost of Rs 10,534 crore. has increased by about 1.6 times from 91
This will provide seamless connectivity to JNPT, thousand km in 2013-14 to 1.46 lakh km now.
Mumbai, the major port of Maharashtra and the During the last 10 years, the pace of award and
newly-approved Vadhavan port for goods vehicles construction of National Highway projects in
coming from industrial areas of Punjab, Haryana the country has increased significantly. While
and Rajasthan. the average annual pace of award of contracts
for construction of National Highways was
DECISION: 4-lane Ayodhya Ring Road about 4,000 km in 2004-14, it has increased by
IMPACT: The nearly 68 km long 4-lane access- about 2.75 times to about 11,000 km in 2014-24.
controlled Ayodhya Ring Road will be developed Similarly, the average annual construction of
in Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM). Its total cost National Highways has also increased by about
will be Rs 3,935 crore. This ring road will reduce 2.4 times from about 4,000 km in 2004-14 to
congestion on the national highways passing about 9,600 km in 2014-24. The total capital
through the city. This will ease the movement of investment in National Highways, including
pilgrims going to Ram Mandir. This ring road will private investment, has increased 6 times from
also provide seamless connectivity to national Rs 50,000 crore in 2013-14 to about Rs 3.1 lakh
and international tourists coming from Lucknow crore in 2023-24.
International Airport, Ayodhya Airport and major
railway stations of the city. DECISION: Widening and improvement of 4-lane
North Guwahati Bypass and existing Guwahati
DECISION: 4-lane section between Pathalgaon Bypass
and Gumla of Raipur-Ranchi National High-Speed IMPACT: About 121 km long Guwahati Ring Road
Corridor will be developed in three sections in Build, Operate
IMPACT: The 137 km long 4-lane access- and Toll (BOT) mode at a total cost of Rs 5,729
controlled Pathalgaon-Gumla section on Raipur- crore. A major bridge over the Brahmaputra river
Ranchi corridor will be developed in Hybrid Annuity will also be constructed under this project. This
Mode (HAM). The total cost of the project will be ring road will reduce congestion on major national
Rs 4,473 crore. It will improve connectivity between highways around Guwahati. It will also connect
mining areas of Gumla, Lohardaga, Raigarh, Korba major cities and towns in the region.
and Dhanbad and industrial and manufacturing
areas of Raipur, Durg, Korba, Bilaspur, Bokaro and DECISION: 8-lane Nashik Phata-Khed Pune
Dhanbad. Elevated Corridor
IMPACT: A 30 km long 8-lane elevated National
DECISION: 6-lane Kanpur Ring Road High-Speed Corridor from Nashik Phata to Khed
IMPACT: This 47 km long 6-lane access-controlled near Pune will be constructed in Build-Operate-
section of Kanpur Ring Road will be developed in Transfer (BOT) mode at a total cost of Rs 7,827
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) crore. The elevated corridor will provide seamless
mode. Its total cost will be Rs 3,298 crore. This high-speed connectivity for the traffic on NH 60
section will complete the 6-lane national highway between Pune and Nashik. The corridor will also
ring around Kanpur. reduce congestion around Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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