Inauguration and Foundation Stone of Development Works Worth Rs 1199 crore in Gwalior | 16 Sep 2022

Why In News?

• On September 15, 2022, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced the addition of elevated roads, inter-state bus terminals and 122 km of roads, which are going to be added as a new dimension of development in Gwalior. He laid the foundation stone and dedicated development works worth about Rs 1199 crore including 7 long roads.

Key Points

• Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari also made several announcements at the foundation stone laying and dedication ceremony. These announcements are-
  • The elevated road of both the phases on the Swarn Rekha River in Gwalior city will be built with state-of-the-art new technology from Malaysia. Tenders for both the phases of the elevated road will float simultaneously.
  • The 6-lane Agra-Gwalior Greenfield Expressway will be connected to the Yamuna Expressway and the distance from Delhi to Gwalior can be covered in just three hours. About 87 kms. The construction of this long expressway will be done at a cost of about 2500 crores.
  • A Logistics Park will be set up along the Agra-Gwalior Expressway.
  • The old Gwalior-Agra road will be renovated and a four-lane cement concrete route will be built.
  • The Gwalior-Bhind-Etawah national highway will be converted into a four-lane route at a cost of Rs 1200 crore. 72 km from Morena to Sabalgarh at a cost of Rs 300 crore. A long four-lane roadway will be built.
  • A ropeway will be constructed at a cost of Rs 120 crore from Phoolbagh to Fort in Gwalior city. This will establish new dimensions in the tourism development of Gwalior.
  • A new railway overbridge will be constructed between Jalalpur-Baroa in Gwalior. With the construction of ROB, about 2 dozen villages including Jalalpur and Baroa will get the facility of smooth movement. Also, devotees going to Shanishara temple will also have ease of transportation.
• Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that Gwalior will be made an industrial hub again by constructing an incubation centre. Along with industrial investment, work will also be done to create tourism, medical and electronic hubs.