1 week ago

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Clears ₹3,458 Crore Seoni-Balaghat Four-Lane Road Project

The Madhya Pradesh government approved a plan to make the road between Seoni and Balaghat much wider.

It will become a four-lane road with paved shoulders.

The road is about 91.64 kilometres long.

Officials expect the journey to become about one hour instead of nearly two hours.

Some of the road passes through a forest and a tiger tourism area.

The project is expected to cost ₹3,458 crore.

The government also approved 12 other roads and plans to borrow ₹4,600 crore from NABARD for these and related works.

It also approved new posts for Dhanvantari University in Ujjain and action in departmental cases involving alleged fraudulent payments.

Key facts

Main project: Upgrade of the approximately 91.64-km Seoni-Balaghat state highway to four lanes with paved shoulders.
Estimated cost: ₹3,458 crore.
Expected travel time: The journey is expected to fall from nearly two hours to one hour.
Project model: Hybrid Annuity Model, with a construction, maintenance and concession period of about 17 years.
Additional roads: Twelve new roads were approved under the same Hybrid Annuity Model.
Proposed borrowing: ₹4,600 crore through the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Other approvals: Posts were approved for Dhanvantari University in Ujjain, and sanctions were granted in departmental cases involving fraudulent payments.

thehansindia.com · 1 week ago