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No one can deny the overwhelming impact of the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway on the progress, politics, and integrity of Maharashtra, and perhaps no one can hide their awe to learn that this game-changing idea was conceived and lived by Devendra Fadnavis for 20 years until it was realized after he became the Chief Minister. A highway passing through 11 districts to connect Nagpur with Mumbai, bringing the tide of development to the vast hinterland, is no small dream!
After becoming the Chief Minister in 2014, Devendra Fadnavis announced the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway in 2015. Almost 90% of this colossal project is complete as of date. The road from Nagpur to Nashik was completed in record time and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before opening to public use. The Super Expressway is named the Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Highway. Acquiring the required land for the highway was also handled efficiently and completed in record time by the Fadnavis government. The villagers who gave their lands for the project were paid more than the market price. This road is not another highway but is being considered a prosperity corridor.
Within a year of taking oath as Chief Minister on October 31, 2014, Devendra Fadnavis first announced the ambitious project of the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway while replying to a calling attention motion in the Legislative Assembly on July 31, 2015. The long cherished dream of Devendraji finally took the first step towards reality.
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) was announced as the implementing agency for the construction of the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway as per the approval given by the Cabinet Infrastructure Committee in its meeting held on November 30, 2015. MSRDC was tasked with supervising the construction of this ambitious project.
For the construction of the Nagpur to Mumbai Expressway and allied infrastructure, land acquisition through the land pooling scheme in addition to upfront purchase at the government rate for agricultural land, was approved. Earlier, the process of land acquisition for government projects was based on paying a lump sum compensation for the land, which in most cases would not be agreeable to the farmers. For the first time, a new method called land-pooling was introduced for this prosperous highway project.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the ambitious project of Nagpur to Mumbai Expressway in the Legislative Assembly on July 31, 2015. Under this project, 11 districts and about 20 important cities were slated to be connected to the state capital through the expressway, generating large revenues through educational, tourism, and medical services around this highway. Therefore, the state government decided to build the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway.
Farmers in Vidarbha, Aurangabad, and Nashik protested against the government’s move to acquire land for the Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Highway, alleging that the lands were acquired without their consent. With the initiatives by the Chief Minister, other ministers, and local MLAs, the doubts of the farmers were addressed.
The process of land acquisition for the Samruddhi Expressway was carried out through land consolidation, land acquisition, and a direct purchase scheme. For this, the land rate was determined using the ready reckoner rate. The land rate also included trees, houses, wells and other assets in the field. In some cases, the land owner was given compensation of double or 100 percent of the assessed value as per the ready reckoner rate, while in others, the amount was more than 5 times the original value of the land. In this, the government will take as much land as the farmers. Five times the developed land (NA land) of that land was given to the owner in the same area.
On April 26, 2018, the government amended the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, to empower district collectors to acquire land for the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Highway.
The government prepared 16 packages for the construction of the Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway. Out of 17 qualified bidders for 13 packages, works were awarded to 13 contractors, as listed below:
Names of contractors for highway projects announced
86% of the land needed for the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Highway was acquired. The government allocated Rs 5,285.94 crore for acquiring land parcels from farmers. This included:
On June 14, 2018, administrative approval of Rs 49,247 crore was sanctioned for the project of the Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg. However, after the tender process, the project cost was revised to Rs 55,335.32 crores, which was duly approved. Further, an amount of Rs 6,396.18 crore was approved towards the interest on the project cost. This interest would be paid by the government over 30 months, and in case of a delay, the responsibility would be laid on the Road Development Corporation.
For the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Highway, more than 90% of the land was acquired by paying due compensation to the farmers and stakeholders as per the government rules. The foundation stone of the Samruddhi Mahamarg was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 18, 2018, after the completion of land acquisition for the Samruddhi Mahamarg.
To complete the work of the Nagpur-Mumbai Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway on time, as well as to avoid delays in the work and an increase in the project cost and interest, the government formed a project inspection committee under the chairmanship of the Additional Chief Secretary of the Finance Department.
The Cabinet also decided to exempt stamp duty for registration of financial agreements to be entered into with various agencies for the Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway project. This exemption was granted under the provisions of the Registration Act of 1908.
The Uddhav Thackeray government announced the name of the Mumbai-Nagpur Marashttra Samruddhi Mahamarg as Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway on 20 December 2019. The controversy over the name of Nagpur to Mumbai Expressway took an ugly turn. The BJP had proposed to rename the highway after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, but Uddhav Thackeray, who became the Chief Minister with the help of Congress and NCP, named the Samruddhi Highway as Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway.
According to the report of Samruddhi Mahamarg, till May 31, 2021, 90 percent of the land had been acquired. More than 55% of the work had been completed. Out of a total of 1699 ongoing construction works for the highway, constructions at 1286 sites were finished. Work was underway at 253 sites.
As the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Marg was being built as a state-of-the-art highway, it became necessary to provide all types of service facilities on this route. For example, petrol & diesel pumps, CNG gas stations, electric vehicle charging stations, fire stations, ATMs, etc. needed to be installed alongside the road. So the total area to be acquired for the same and its cost, etc. were approved.
The speed limit for the vehicles running on the Mumbai-Nagpur Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway was fixed at a minimum of 80 kmph in the ghat areas and a maximum of 120 kmph in the plains. 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers were prohibited from running on this road.
The first phase of the 701 km. Hinduhriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Highway between Nagpur and Shirdi, spanning 520 km., was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11th December 2022.
After the inauguration of the first 520 km stretch of the Samruddhi Highway by PM Modi, the second phase i.e. the 80 km stretch up to Bharveer in Nashik, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on May 26, 2023.
The 25-km Bharveer to Igatpuri stretch of the Samruddhi Highway was opened to traffic today. With this, 625 km of the total 701 km of the Samruddhi Highway is functional now. The first 600 km was completed in two phases. The Bharvir to Igatpuri route will save one and a half hours of driving time on the Ghoti-Sinnar route. At the same time, it will also help reduce traffic congestion on the Nashik route from Bhiwandi to Igatpuri. This 24.872 km long route passes through 16 villages in the Igatpuri taluka of the Nashik district. The cost of this third phase of the route was Rs 1078 crore.
The 76 km final phase of the Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, from Igatpuri (Nashik) to Amane (Thane), was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday (5 June) for public use. With the completion of this mega-project, the 16-hour journey from Nagpur to Mumbai is now reduced to just 8 hours. The entire project has been completed at Rs. 55,335.32 crore by the MSRDC (Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation). Of the total 701 km length of the highway, the 1st phase of 520 km was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 December 2022. The 80 km 2nd phase from Shirdi to Bharvir was inaugurated on May 26, 2023. The 25 km 3rd phase from Bharvir to Igatpuri on March 4, 2024 and the final phase of 76 km on June 5, 2025, were inaugurated by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The dream cherished for 25 years by Devendra Fadnavis for a Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway was finally accomplished.
Within a year of taking oath as Chief Minister on October 31, 2014, Devendra Fadnavis first announced the ambitious project of the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway while replying to a calling attention motion in the Legislative Assembly on July 31, 2015. The long cherished dream of Devendraji finally took the first step towards reality.
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) was announced as the implementing agency for the construction of the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway as per the approval given by the Cabinet Infrastructure Committee in its meeting held on November 30, 2015. MSRDC was tasked with supervising the construction of this ambitious project.
For the construction of the Nagpur to Mumbai Expressway and allied infrastructure, land acquisition through the land pooling scheme in addition to upfront purchase at the government rate for agricultural land, was approved. Earlier, the process of land acquisition for government projects was based on paying a lump sum compensation for the land, which in most cases would not be agreeable to the farmers. For the first time, a new method called land-pooling was introduced for this prosperous highway project.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the ambitious project of Nagpur to Mumbai Expressway in the Legislative Assembly on July 31, 2015. Under this project, 11 districts and about 20 important cities were slated to be connected to the state capital through the expressway, generating large revenues through educational, tourism, and medical services around this highway. Therefore, the state government decided to build the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway.
Farmers in Vidarbha, Aurangabad, and Nashik protested against the government’s move to acquire land for the Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Highway, alleging that the lands were acquired without their consent. With the initiatives by the Chief Minister, other ministers, and local MLAs, the doubts of the farmers were addressed.
The process of land acquisition for the Samruddhi Expressway was carried out through land consolidation, land acquisition, and a direct purchase scheme. For this, the land rate was determined using the ready reckoner rate. The land rate also included trees, houses, wells and other assets in the field. In some cases, the land owner was given compensation of double or 100 percent of the assessed value as per the ready reckoner rate, while in others, the amount was more than 5 times the original value of the land. In this, the government will take as much land as the farmers. Five times the developed land (NA land) of that land was given to the owner in the same area.
On April 26, 2018, the government amended the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, to empower district collectors to acquire land for the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Highway.
The government prepared 16 packages for the construction of the Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway. Out of 17 qualified bidders for 13 packages, works were awarded to 13 contractors, as listed below:
Names of contractors for highway projects announced
86% of the land needed for the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Highway was acquired. The government allocated Rs 5,285.94 crore for acquiring land parcels from farmers. This included:
On June 14, 2018, administrative approval of Rs 49,247 crore was sanctioned for the project of the Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg. However, after the tender process, the project cost was revised to Rs 55,335.32 crores, which was duly approved. Further, an amount of Rs 6,396.18 crore was approved towards the interest on the project cost. This interest would be paid by the government over 30 months, and in case of a delay, the responsibility would be laid on the Road Development Corporation.
For the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Highway, more than 90% of the land was acquired by paying due compensation to the farmers and stakeholders as per the government rules. The foundation stone of the Samruddhi Mahamarg was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 18, 2018, after the completion of land acquisition for the Samruddhi Mahamarg.
To complete the work of the Nagpur-Mumbai Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway on time, as well as to avoid delays in the work and an increase in the project cost and interest, the government formed a project inspection committee under the chairmanship of the Additional Chief Secretary of the Finance Department.
The Cabinet also decided to exempt stamp duty for registration of financial agreements to be entered into with various agencies for the Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway project. This exemption was granted under the provisions of the Registration Act of 1908.
The Uddhav Thackeray government announced the name of the Mumbai-Nagpur Marashttra Samruddhi Mahamarg as Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway on 20 December 2019. The controversy over the name of Nagpur to Mumbai Expressway took an ugly turn. The BJP had proposed to rename the highway after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, but Uddhav Thackeray, who became the Chief Minister with the help of Congress and NCP, named the Samruddhi Highway as Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway.
According to the report of Samruddhi Mahamarg, till May 31, 2021, 90 percent of the land had been acquired. More than 55% of the work had been completed. Out of a total of 1699 ongoing construction works for the highway, constructions at 1286 sites were finished. Work was underway at 253 sites.
As the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Marg was being built as a state-of-the-art highway, it became necessary to provide all types of service facilities on this route. For example, petrol & diesel pumps, CNG gas stations, electric vehicle charging stations, fire stations, ATMs, etc. needed to be installed alongside the road. So the total area to be acquired for the same and its cost, etc. were approved.
The speed limit for the vehicles running on the Mumbai-Nagpur Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway was fixed at a minimum of 80 kmph in the ghat areas and a maximum of 120 kmph in the plains. 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers were prohibited from running on this road.
The first phase of the 701 km. Hinduhriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Highway between Nagpur and Shirdi, spanning 520 km., was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11th December 2022.
After the inauguration of the first 520 km stretch of the Samruddhi Highway by PM Modi, the second phase i.e. the 80 km stretch up to Bharveer in Nashik, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on May 26, 2023.
The 25-km Bharveer to Igatpuri stretch of the Samruddhi Highway was opened to traffic today. With this, 625 km of the total 701 km of the Samruddhi Highway is functional now. The first 600 km was completed in two phases. The Bharvir to Igatpuri route will save one and a half hours of driving time on the Ghoti-Sinnar route. At the same time, it will also help reduce traffic congestion on the Nashik route from Bhiwandi to Igatpuri. This 24.872 km long route passes through 16 villages in the Igatpuri taluka of the Nashik district. The cost of this third phase of the route was Rs 1078 crore.
The 76 km final phase of the Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, from Igatpuri (Nashik) to Amane (Thane), was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday (5 June) for public use. With the completion of this mega-project, the 16-hour journey from Nagpur to Mumbai is now reduced to just 8 hours. The entire project has been completed at Rs. 55,335.32 crore by the MSRDC (Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation). Of the total 701 km length of the highway, the 1st phase of 520 km was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 December 2022. The 80 km 2nd phase from Shirdi to Bharvir was inaugurated on May 26, 2023. The 25 km 3rd phase from Bharvir to Igatpuri on March 4, 2024 and the final phase of 76 km on June 5, 2025, were inaugurated by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The dream cherished for 25 years by Devendra Fadnavis for a Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway was finally accomplished.
The Sammruddhi Mahamarg is expected to cause significant benefits, not only in terms of infrastructure developments, a stronger village economy, and job opportunities in the remote districts and rural areas; it will also reduce the travel time between Nagpur and Mumbai by 8-9 hours. Moreover, this will also boost industrial areas, logistics parks, and smart cities around the Samruddhi Corridor, leading to huge and all-round development prospects for the region in the coming days.
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