What makes Delhi Mumbai Expressway the crown jewel of India's road infra

The project, being built at a cost a trillion rupees, is the country's longest expressway, and is endowed with hundreds of amenities and facilities

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi
3 min read Last Updated : Feb 12 2023 | 10:54 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off India's most ambitious road infrastructure project — the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the greenfield expressway is expected to cut travel time between Delhi and Jaipur by more than one and a half hours, and reduce congestion in the existing Delhi-Jaipur national highway.

The 246-km section has been developed at a cost of over Rs 12,150 crore. The operationalisation of this section is expected to provide a major boost to economic development of the entire region and become a massive pillar in the Centre’s long-term vision to bring the national cost of logistics down to 7-8 per cent of the national GDP.

The commissioning of this section also starts the countdown for the completion of the 1,380-km expressway, which has been hailed as a landmark project in infrastructure planning. The project, which is the crown jewel of Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana, is expected to be completed in 2024.

The project, being built at a cost a trillion rupees, is the country’s longest expressway, armed with hundreds of amenities and facilities.
Features of the Project

Length: 1386 km (to reduce distance between Delhi and Mumbai by 12 per cent to 1242 km)

Travel Time: 12 hours (currently 24 hours)

Cost: Rs 98,299 crore

States: Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra

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Topics :DelhiMumbaiExpresswayNarendra ModiGDP

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