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Madhya Pradesh Approves ₹63,296 Crore Plan for Five New Expressway Corridors

By The Hindu Bureau

The Madhya Pradesh government has approved a plan to construct five greenfield expressway corridors across the state at an estimated cost of ₹63,296 crore. The decision was taken during the 49th board meeting of the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC), chaired by Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav on Thursday. The proposed four‑lane, access‑controlled corridors will total 1,398 km in length, covering the following routes: Bhopal–Mandsaur (258 km), Sagar–Satna (227 km), Jabalpur–Ashapur (358 km), Bhopal–Gwalior (320 km), and Katni–Singrauli (235 km). Feasibility studies for the first three corridors are underway, with consultants submitting alignment options for review. For the Bhopal–Gwalior and Katni–Singrauli routes, the tender process to select DPR consultants has begun. CM Yadav urged officials to accelerate ongoing road projects and emphasized that no village, town or city should lack all‑weather road connectivity. He also renamed the corporation’s proposed Highway Fund as the ‘Viksit Madhya Pradesh Sankalp Path’. The board approved several key actions, including full divestment of equity in the four‑lane Jaora–Nayagaon BOT project, creation of new senior posts, acquisition of the PAM Building in Bhopal, and exemption of combine harvesters from toll charges at all MPRDC‑operated plazas. Published – November 06, 2026 09:42 am IST