PM Modi To Inaugurate First Section Of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway In Rajasthan's Dausa Today

PM Modi will reach Rajasthan's Dausa to dedicate to the nation, road development projects worth more than Rs 18,100 crore including the first completed section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

At around 3 pm, PM Modi will reach Rajasthan's Dausa to lay the foundation stone and dedicate it to the nation, road development projects worth more than Rs 18,100 crore. ( Image Source :PIB )

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot stretch, the first completed section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Sunday. The 246-kilometre section has been developed at a cost of over Rs 12,150 crore.

The operationalisation of this stretch will reduce the travel time from Delhi to Jaipur from 5 hours to around 3.5 hours and provide a major boost to economic development of the entire region.

At around 3 pm, PM Modi will reach Rajasthan's Dausa to lay the foundation stone and dedicate it to the nation, road development projects worth more than Rs 18,100 crore. On Monday, at around 9:30 a.m., he will inaugurate the 14th edition of Aero India 2023 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru.

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be India’s longest expressway with length of 1,386 km. It will reduce travel distance between Delhi and Mumbai by 12% from 1,424 km to 1,242 km and travel time will be reduced by 50% from 24 hrs to 12 hrs, stated the official press release by the Prime Minister’s Office. 

The expressway would pass through six states — Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra and will connect major cities like Kota, Indore, Jaipur, Bhopal, Vadodara and Surat.

The Expressway will also serve 93 PM Gati Shakti Economic Nodes, 13 Ports, 8 Major Airports, and 8 multi-modal logistics parks (MMLPs) along with spurs to new upcoming greenfield airports such as Jewar Airport, Navi Mumbai Airport, and JNPT port, it said.

During the programme, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of 247 kilometres of National Highway projects to be developed at a cost of more than Rs 5940 crore. This includes a 67-km long four-lane spur road from Bandikui to Jaipur to be developed at the cost of more than Rs 2000 crore, a six-lane spur road from Kotputli to Baraodaneo, to be developed at the cost of about Rs 3775 crore, and two-lane paved shoulder of Lalsot - Karoli section, being developed at the cost of about Rs 150 crore.