The Concept
Maharashtra, with a registered growth of 12% for the FY 2014-15, is the biggest state economy within India. This growth can be attributed to 30% of the state that attracts investment from foreign capital and offers skilled labor and innovation. The remaining 70% of the state has a growth potential that is waiting to be realized.
This potential can be realized by creating an enabling infrastructure such as a state-of-the-art transportation network that connects ten districts directly to Mumbai and fourteen other districts through a feeder network. It also proposes developing Krushi Samruddhi Nagar, or new towns along the Mahamarg.
Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg includes
- Nagpur Mumbai Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, connecting JNPT in Mumbai and MIHAN in Nagpur.
- A feeder network, linking 14 neighbouring districts to this expressway and is extra.
- Twenty plus Krushi Samruddhi Nagar (new towns), equipped with modern amenities, agro based industries and a commercial hub will be developed at the intersections.
Highlights of Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg
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Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg will be an entirely Greenfield project.It will enable commuters to cover the distance between Nagpur and Mumbai in eight hours and transporters in 16 hours.Twenty-four of the thirty-six districts in Maharashtra will be connected through this fast-track network.This Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg will traverse around 392 villages from twenty-six talukas in ten districts, covering five of the state’s six revenue divisions.Nineteen plus new towns (Krishi Samruddhi Nagar), equipped with modern amenities, agro-based industries and a commercial hub will be developed along the Mahamarg.The hinterland of Maharashtra will be connected to the port in Mumbai and multi-modal cargo hub in Nagpur.The land required will be pooled from landowners by using a special scheme - the land pooling scheme. The proposed Krushi Samruddhi Nagar will also be developed under the same scheme.Major decisions taken by Government of Maharashtra
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Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will be the implementing agency for this project.MSRDC will act as the New Town Development Authority (NTDA) for the development of Krushi Samruddhi Nagar (new towns) that will be developed along the expressway.Convergence of various welfare schemes by concerned departments of the state government will be undertaken in the proposed new townsConvergence of various welfare schemes by concerned departments of the state government will be undertaken in the proposed new towns
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