Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde initiated an investigation into a road accident on the Samruddhi Expressway that resulted in 12 fatalities. He also announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to the families of each deceased from the state government.
Addressing a function here, the chief minister paid rich tributes to freedom fighters involved in the liberation of Marathwada, which was part of the Hyderabad State before 1948.
At least 17 people died and 3 were injured after a girder launching machine collapsed on the under-construction Samruddhi Express Highway nearly 80 km from Mumbai, near Shahpur in Maharashtra’s Thane. But what had happened? Watch to find out.
The Samruddhi Mahamarg, named Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, is a 701-km-long expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur.
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The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation is looking to acquire around 40-48 hectares of land across four locations for the construction of amenities like restaurants, auto workshops, toilets, fuel stations, etc.
The expressway, operational on a 601 kilometre stretch from Nagpur to Nashik, was the site of a horrific bus accident on Saturday in which 25 persons were charred to death.
The 701-kilometre six-lane corridor, which is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 55,000 crore, passes through 10 districts and the 520-kilometre Nagpur to Shirdi stretch was inaugurated in December last year.
The project is the brainchild of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and was conceptualised when he was the chief minister in 2015. Once completed, the expressway will reduce the travel time from Nagpur to Mumbai to seven hours.