Nagpur Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway has been put on indefinite hold by Government of Maharashtra.

Do we really need this Expway at this moment? A Thread backed by facts, data and experience

[ 1/11 ] Shaktipeeth Mahamarg is a 802 Km long proposed expway connecting Nagpur to Goa.

Alignment of the Eway runs parallel to existing 2 National Highways ( NH 361 & NH 166 ) which are recently upgraded into 4/6 lanes highways by NHAI.

India's Biggest Engineering project that never took off, The Ganga Kaveri River Link Project

A Thread.. The Ganga river basin is the largest basin in India covering an area of over 11 lakh km². Since it's a perennial river, the middle and lower ganga plains are frequently devastated by floods.

Delhi Mumbai Expressway
Virar - JNPT Spur

JNPT Spur is a 92 km long, 8 lane access controlled Expway connecting Delhi Mumbai Eway in Virar to JNPT Port in Navi Mumbai

Complete Overview of the Spur, its Interchanges, Construction Packages, estimated Cost & Updates

A Thread.. JNPT Spur is divided into 5 Packages for Construction, namely Package 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18

Major Interchanges from Virar to JNPT
( Shown by a '○' in Satellite Imagery )

• NH 48
• State Highway 40
• NH 160
• Samruddhi Mahamarg
• NH 61
• Badlapur Link Interchange

Factories of Maharashtra #Fo_MH

Volkswagen Group

In 2019, Volkswagen Group merged all their Indian brand entities and Formed Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd

VW Group has 2 manufacturing facilities in India, both of them are in Maharashtra, at Pune & Sambhajinagar

[ 1/4 ] Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd.

📍MIDC Chakan, Pune

> Set up in 2009
> Area : 572 Acres
> Annual Capacity : 1,90,000 Cars
> Pune plant manufactures Skoda Kushaq, Slavia & Volkswagen Taigun, Virtus.

Nagpur Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway

Nagpur Goa Eway is a 802 Km long, 6 lane, greenfield access controlled expressway. Once completed, it'll be the longest Eway in Maharashtra surpassing the Samruddhi Mahamarg

All about the Eway, its alignment, connectors and status

A Thread.. The Proposed Nagpur Goa Expressway starts on the Samruddhi Mahamarg near Wardha, traverses through 12 districts of Maharashtra and terminates at MH-Goa border near Patradevi on NH 66.

With the highest, 14% Contribution in the National GDP, Maharashtra is one of the most industrialized states in the country.

How did Maharashtra get here and how was a Government body named MIDC a facilitator in this entire journey.

A Thread..

The story dates back to the 1960, when the state of Maharashtra was formed from the erstwhile Bombay state.

The newly formed state Govt immediately constituted a Board of Industrial Development (BID) to explore opportunities for investment in the Maharashtra

With the rising pace of Expressway and Highway Construction in India, many Interchanges are coming up for uninterrupted flow of high speed Traffic.

Few types of interchanges that are widely constructed in India [ 1/n ] > Cloverleaf Interchange

One of the most common interchanges in India. It connects two major highways intersecting with each other

2. Bharuch Interchange on Delhi Mumbai Expressway
3. Sinnar Interchange on Samruddhi mahamarg with NH 60
4. Dausa Interchange on DME with NH 21