Network Planning Group (NPG) of the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan approved five highway projects in the 4 states; Mizoram, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, and Kanpur.
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The Network Planning Group (NPG) under the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan has recommended five projects worth Rs 15,683 crore. The five projects are for the states of Mizoram, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, and Kanpur. They are expected to improve connectivity to industrial clusters and social sector assets and improve logistics efficiency through streamlining freight traffic movement and decongestion of cities.
All infrastructure projects of over Rs 500 crore have to get approval from NPG. The number of projects approved by NPG so far is 85 (with investment worth Rs 5.4 trillion).
The Greenfield Twin Tube Uni-directional Aizawl Bypass Tunnel of 2.5 km, proposed under Bharatmala Pariyojna-2, will enhance connectivity between Sittwe port on Kaladan River in Myanmar and North East Region. It will also provide connectivity to economic centres in Sairang, Aizawl, and Seling, social sector assets including Zoram Medical College, Mizoram Central University and NIT Aizawl, and tourist places including Solomon’s Temple Church (Aizawl), Mizoram State Museum (Aizawl). Through this tunnel travel distance and time between Phaibawk and Sairang, is expected to reduce by 39% and 60%, respectively.
The two capacity augmentation projects in the State of Maharashtra, are expected to improve connectivity to 10 Economic Nodes and 12 Social Nodes.
The proposed project in the state of Uttarakhand will ensure all-year-round connectivity between various parts of the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, industrial areas such as Karnprayag and Gaucher, and helipads at Gaucher. These projects are critical from a disaster management perspective as well.
The Greenfield project for the construction of 6-lanning bypass/ring roads around Kanpur city under Bharatmala is expected to reduce travel distance, time and fuel consumption. The project will be useful in decongesting Kanpur City. It will also provide direct connectivity between Lucknow- Kanpur-Expressway, NH-19 and Chakeri Airport.
The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) was launched on October 13th, 2021.
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