PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway 'Samruddhi Mahamarg'; gets dedicated 'Animal' crossings: IN PICS

PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Phase-I of 700 km long Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway and other projects worth over Rs 75,000 crore.

The Samruddhi Mahamarg will be a game changer in terms of boosting Maharashtra's economic development, said Maha govt earlier.

The first phase of the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, cover a distance of 520 Kms.

The Samruddhi Mahamarg will connect to the Delhi Mumbai Expressway, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, and tourist destinations such as Ajanta Ellora Caves, Shirdi, Verul, Lonar, and others.

The expressway will also help improve the connectivity of adjoining 14 other districts, thus helping in the development of about 24 districts of the state, including the regions of Vidarbha, Marathwada, and North Maharashtra.

The Nagpur-Mumbai expressway will pass through Maharashtra`s 10 districts and the prominent urban regions of Amravati, Aurangabad, and Nashik.

The 701 Km expressway - being built at the cost of about Rs 55,000 crore - is one of India`s longest expressways.