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Context
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in Nagpur.
About
- The Samruddhi Mahamargor Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway is an under-construction 6-lane wide (expandable to 8), 701-km long access-controlled expressway in Maharashtra.
Route
- It will be amongst the country's longest greenfield road projects, which will connect the two capital cities of the state, its capital, Mumbai, and its third-largest and vice-capital city, Nagpur.
- It passes through three wildlife sanctuaries:
- Katepurna wildlife sanctuary in Akola;
- Karanja-Sohol Black Buck sanctuary in Washim; and
- Tansa wildlife sanctuary in Thane.
Project Development
- The project is being led by the state infrastructure arm Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation(MSRDC), and is designed under the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) model.
Must Read: Models of Construction: https://www.iasgyan.in/blogs/forms-of-projects-modes-of-construction
Significance
- The expressway is capable of providing an enhanced connectivity to the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
- The expressway will become a prosperity corridor for the overall socio-economic growth of the state.