The Ganga Expressway is an ambitious project to provide connection to Uttar Pradesh’s interior regions. This expressway, which will be constructed in two phases, will be among the longest when finished. Between Meerut and Prayagraj, via Varanasi, the 602-km Ganga Expressway route will travel through a number of districts. The Ganga Expressway is expected to be finished by 2025, while land acquisition for the project is already being completed, the construction of the same has been initiated and is currently under progress.

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The expressway can be expanded to eight lanes in future and will have a 120 km/h top speed limit for moving vehicles. There will be construction of two bridges across the rivers Ramganga and Ganga, one of which would span the Ramganga will be 720 metres long. Nine public restrooms, 381 underpasses, 14 major bridges, 126 minor bridges, 929 culverts, 7 ROBs, 28 flyovers, and 8 diamond interchanges will all be constructed throughout the expressway. The width of Railway Overbridges will be 120 metres.

An estimated Rs 36,230 crores would be spent on the Ganga Expressway project.

Gorakhpur Link Expressway

The four-lane, access-controlled Gorakhpur Link Expressway, which is now under development, will supposedly make it easy to travel between Gorakhpur and Azamgarh. The 91 km-long section will be built out in two stages and traverse through four districts viz. Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

Service roads and underpasses for Pedestrians, vehicles, and animals are part of the project. Additionally, there will be two toll plazas, three ramp plazas, 27 minor bridges, over 50 light vehicle underpasses, 16 vehicle underpasses, and more than 30 pedestrian underpasses.

The highway, which covers 1,095 hectares, is expected to cost around Rs 5,876 crore, including the cost of the land.

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Lucknow Kanpur Expressway

The six-lane, access-controlled Lucknow-Kanpur highway will improve connection between these Uttar Pradesh twin cities. This should cut the journey time in half, from 1.5 hours to roughly 45 minutes. The expressway, also known as National Expressway 6, was given national highway status in December 2020 and is anticipated to be operational by 2024. (NE-6). This 63-km expressway’s construction is currently ongoing.

Throughout its stretch, 3 major bridges, 28 minor bridges, 38 underpasses and 6 flyovers will be constructed.

The estimated cost of this expressway project including land acquisition cost is around INR 4,700 crores.

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Delhi Dehradun Expressway

The Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is a 6-lane (extendable up to 8 lanes) Greenfield access-controlled expressway project funded by the Bharatmala Pariyojana. The 210 km-long section is anticipated to significantly shorten travel time between the two cities and stimulate real estate expansion in a number of neighboring micro-markets.

The first highway in India to include a wildlife protection corridor will be built, and it will also be Asia’s longest wildlife elevated corridor with a length of 12 kilometers allowing unrestricted animal migration. When this expressway is finished, the distance between the two cities will drop from 235 km to 210 km, and the travel duration will drop from 6.5 hours to only 2.5 hours.

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It is proposed that the Delhi Dehradun Expressway be built in three stages:

Phase I: Expressway will stretch between the projected EPE Junction and Akshardham (Delhi). It will be a brownfield phase.
Phase II: Expressway stretch near the Saharanpur Bypass between projected EPE Junction and Ganeshpur. This stage will be green gield section.
Phase III: The expressway will run between Dehradun and Ganeshpur, close to the Saharanpur bypass.

Expected cost of Delhi Dehradun Expressway is INR 13,000 Crores.

Gorakhpur Siliguri Expressway

In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal, this 520 KM long greenfield highway is being constructed parallel to NH 27. For those from Bihar and Nepal, getting to Delhi and Uttarakhand from northeast India will be simple. From a strategic perspective, the expressway that will be constructed close to the Nepalese border is quite significant. There won’t be any populous places where this expressway travels. As a greenfield expressway, it will be surrounded by trees and other vegetation.

Bihar contains the majority of the Greenfield Expressway. In the state, it will be 416.2 kilometres long. While it is 18.97 km in West Bengal and 84.4 km in Uttar Pradesh.

Expected cost of Gorakhpur Siliguri Expressway will be approx INR 25,000 Crores.

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Gorakhpur Shamli Expressway

For the 500-kilometer-long Gorakhpur-Shamli expressway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has hired a consultant to create a detailed project report (DPR). Only after the DPR is completed will the expressway’s final alignment be known. However, 20 districts would be crossed, including Sant Kabirnagar, Basti, and Siddharth Nagar.

From Gorakhpur, this will be the third expressway. A connector highway connecting the Purvanchal Expressway is currently being built nearby. This connection road’s construction is 60% complete.

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Ayodhya Ring Road

The National Highways Authority of India will build a 65-km outer ring road as a new construction project to relieve traffic on the Lucknow-Gorakhpur route. The four-lane ring road, which is expected to cost Rs 2,500 crore, will go through Ayodhya, Gonda, and Basti.

The ring road is a part of highway construction projects worth Rs 8,698 crore for which Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, lay the foundation stonr in January 2022.

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Lucknow Ring Road

In addition to enhancing connectivity, the projected Lucknow Outer Ring Road will support sub-cluster development, improving business, employment, tourist, and real estate growth. The National Highway (NH) 230, an eight-lane circular road, will be built across a hundred settlements in various phases.

NH 230, often referred to as Kisan Path or the Lucknow Outer Ring Road, is a 104 km long project that is currently under construction. For Rs 5,500 crore, this ring road will link 104 villages to the city. The work on the Outer Ring Road has been divided into two phases under various packages by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

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Upper Ganga Canal Expressway

The UP government has suggested building an expressway of Rs 8719 crore called the Upper Ganga Canal Expressway. On the right bank of the upper Ganga Canal, there would be an eight-lane access-controlled expressway. The highway will run from Purkazi in Muzzafarnagar district, close to the border between Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, to Sanauta Bridge in Bulandshahar district.

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Balia Link Expressway

The Ballia Link Expressway project is designed to link the Ballia district, which is located on the border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, with the Purvanchal Expressway at Lucknow and the National Capital Region via the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and Greater Noida-Agra Expressway (NCR). The project will apparently cost 1600 crore rupees. The 40 km-long four-lane freeway will have four lanes.

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Varanasi Ranchi Kolkata Expressway

The 610 km Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway by NHAI is an access-controlled, four- or six-lane expressway that would link Kolkata in West Bengal with Ranchi in Jharkhand and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

This greenfield expressway is part of Bharatmala Pariyojna (BMP) Phase 2 and connects Varanasi Ring Road Km 00.000 (near Barhuli village) to Km 610.417 NH-16, close to Uluberia, Howrah District, West Bengal. It would run parallel to National Highway NH-2 (old).

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The highway will pass through four states throughout its length: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
According to sources, the 610 km, six-lane highway will cost approximately INR 25,000 crores for civil construction work, plus an extra INR 10,000 crore for land acquisition work. Therefore, the Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway’s total construction cost would be roughly INR 35,000 crore.

Chambal Expressway

In the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, a six-lane expressway called the Chambal Expressway is being considered. Given that it will be built alongside the Chambal river, the expressway is known as the Chambal. Through the Sheopur and Morena districts, the expressway will connect Etawah in Uttar Pradesh with Kota in Rajasthan. The projected expressway will cost Rs. 12,170 crores.

The 404 km long projected expressway offers a different route from Kanpur to Kota through Madhya Pradesh before joining the corridor from Delhi to Mumbai.

The projected Chambal Expressway is 404 km in overall, with MP accounting for 309 km, Rajasthan for 78 km, and UP for 17 km.

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Ram Van Gaman Marg

The projected 210 km Ram Van Gaman Marg runs through Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Jethwara, Shringverpur, Manjhanpur, and Rajapur on its way from Ayodhya to Chitrakoot.

Along with a greenfield alignment with a bridge across the Ganga at Shrinverpur, the proposed alignment also traverses NH-28, NH-96, and NH-731A.

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The mentioned route is in the Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh, and it is 38 kilometres long.

At a cost of Rs 137.45 crore, the first phase of the project would develop eight of the state’s chosen locations that are located along Lord Ram’s route through the forest as tourism destinations.

Agra Metro

The third-most populous city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Agra, is the site of the Agra Metro, an urban mass rapid transport system (MRTS).

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The Agra Metro project was announced in March 2019, and work on it got underway in December of that same year. The project is expected to cost €908 million ($1,099.39 million). In January 2024, the new metro service is expected to launch.

In order to increase connection to and from the city’s major tourist attractions, such as the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Sikandra, the project entails the creation of two corridors, each with 27 stations in the first phase, which spans 29.4 km. UPMRC has not yet disclosed its plans for the second phase of development.

Gorakhpur Metro

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has authorised the construction of the 27 stations and 2 lines of the Gorakhpur Light Metro (Metrolite) in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The overall length of the metro’s route is 27.41 kilometres.

Gorakhpur Metro is expected to cost approximately INR 4,672 Cr

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Lucknow Metro Expansion

The Lucknow Metro Rail project’s projected east-west corridor is expected to cost Rs 4,265 crore and take five years to complete.

The second phase of the city’s metro rail project will link Lucknow’s major railway station in the Charbagh neighbourhood with the older, more crowded, and densely populated “City of Nawabs” areas.

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The mass rapid transport system (MRTS) in Lucknow already has a 23-km north-south corridor, while the east-west corridor will be 11 km long.
The elevated and underground tracks would span approximately 4.2 and 6.8 kilometres of the whole length of the east-west line from Charbagh to Vasant Kunj, respectively. Seven underground stations and five elevated stations will make up the total of 12 metro stations along the corridor.

Kanpur Metro

The Kanpur Metro is a rail-based public transit system that serves the city of Kanpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, as well as the surrounding metropolitan area. RITES completed the project’s feasibility assessment in June 2015.

On November 15, 2019, work on the 8.98 kilometre (5.3 mi) stretch from IIT Kanpur to Motijheel officially started.

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On February 28, 2019, the Central Government gave its approval for the five-year, projected cost of 11,076.48 crores Kanpur metro project.
On December 28, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the first phase.

The deadline for phase 2 of the project is year 2024.

Noida Metro Expansion

For the benefit of citizens residing in interior pockets, the authorities in Noida and Greater Noida are preparing to expand Metro rail connectivity in the twin industrial cities.

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The authorities are working on three Metro corridors, including a 14.5-km line branching from Sector 51 on the Aqua Line in Noida to Knowledge Park-V in Greater Noida, a 2.6-km corridor from Knowledge Park-V to Bodaki in Greater Noida, and an extension of the Metro link from the Botanical Garden Metro station on the Blue Line to Sector 142 Metro station, which is on the Aqua Line.

Meerut Metro

An urban Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) called the Meerut Metro is currently being built in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

The 82.15 km Delhi-Meerut RRTS line, which National Capital Region Transport Corporation is building, would be used to support the project’s 20 km Line-1, which will include 11 stations (NCRTC). It will have 30 coaches provided by Alstom (Bombardier) to run the line in a configuration of 10 trains with 3 cars, and it will have 8 special metro-only stations.

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The 15 km Line-2 of the project, which would have 14 stations, is currently in the proposal stage and will be constructed and run by Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRCL).

Pryagraj Metro

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. has proposed to construct the Prayagraj Light Metro, a light rail transit (LRT) system, in Prayagraj (Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh. It will include two lines and 39 stations (UPMRCL).

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRCL) was appointed by the government of Uttar Pradesh as the “coordinator” in 2017 to bring together all stakeholders and launch its Phase 1 project. The Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) received the feasibility report and detailed project report that were prepared by RITES later in the year and submitted in November 2019.

Prayagraj Metro Lines (Proposed)
Line-1 – Shantipuram in Phaphamau – Naini
• Type: Elevated

Line-2 – Bamrauli – Jhunsi
• Type: Elevated

Interchange Station will be constructed at Parade Grounds near Alopibagh.

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Varanasi Metro

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited is proposing to build the Varanasi Metrolite urban Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, which will have two lines and 26 stations (UPMRCL).

This metro project is expected to cost Rs 7,000 crores.

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Bareilly Metro

In the city Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, a rapid transit system called the Bareilly Metro is being developed. Six Metro Rail lines will make up the entire network, which will connect the city’s metropolitan area to neighbouring satellite cities.

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Ghaziabad Metro

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is intending to install environmentally friendly Metro Neo systems on three routes in Ghaziabad after consulting with Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (Maha Metro).

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This week, the Maha Metro team will deliver its findings and initial report to the Ghaziabad Development Authority. Given that the Metro Neo system will cost roughly Rs 80 crores per km, it might fall within GDA’s budget.

Delhi Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor

With 12 stations and a projected cost of Rs. 1.21 lakh crore, the 865 km Delhi-Varanasi High-Speed Rail (DVHSR Bullet Train) project would connect Delhi with Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

A 135 kilometre line connecting Lucknow and Ayodhya is part of the project.

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The Diamond Quadrilateral project includes this route, which will eventually be extended to Patna, Bihar, and Kolkata, West Bengal.

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor

India’s broad gauge Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, often known as Eastern DFC, is currently being built. The railway will connect Khurja in Uttar Pradesh with Dankuni (near Kolkata) in West Bengal via Ludhiana in Punjab. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL), a public-sector entity (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways, is building this railway route as one of many freight corridors. The majority of the Eastern DFC will have twin tracks and be electrified, however because to space constraints, the 365 km from Ludhiana to Khurja will only have a single line of electrification.

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A total of 1,839 kilometres will be covered by this freight corridor. This corridor has a 46 km branch line that connects Dadri (Gautam Buddha Nagar district) on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor with Khurja (Bulandshahr district) on the Eastern DFC (Western DFC).

923 km, or 50% of the Eastern DFC, have been finished as of June 2022, and 99% of the necessary land has been purchased. By March 2023, the Eastern DFC is anticipated to be finished.

Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor

An aspirational initiative called UP DIC aims to lessen India’s Aerospace & Defense Sector’s reliance on imports. On August 11, 2018, it was announced that 3700 crores of rupees would be invested in the development of defence.

The key agency for carrying out this project in collaboration with numerous other state agencies is the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). The planning for this project involved six nodes: Lucknow, Jhansi, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Agra, and Aligarh.

The project’s initial goal was to establish Uttar Pradesh as one of the most significant and cutting-edge Defense manufacturing hubs and to promote it internationally

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YEIDA City

One of Delhi NCR’s largest real estate hotspots is The YEIDA City.

Along with the Yamuna Expressway, the YEIDA City is a brand-new greenfield project that is being built on a 25000-hectare land area. This has resulted in modern development with improved infrastructure and services. YEIDA City will complement the Greater Noida real estate growth once this project is finished.

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Ken Betwa River Linking Project

One of the 30 river interlinking projects that have been proposed around the nation is the Ken Betwa river project. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared a sizable budget allocation of Rs 44,605 crore for this ambitious river interlinking project in the Union Budget 2022–23, which was announced on February 1, 2022.

This action would give a major boost to the construction of this planned infrastructure project, which is anticipated to benefit irrigation for around 9 lakh hectares of farmland, provide drinking water for 62 lakh people, and generate 103 MW of hydropower and 27 MW of solar electricity.

The 13 district, drought-prone Bundelkhand region will profit from the Ken Betwa project. The project will probably be finished in eight years.

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Purvanchal Industrial Corridor

Twelve areas along the Purvanchal Expressway have been chosen by the government to develop regional industries. According to a senior state government official, these units will be unique to that district or region in order to assure the region’s overall development.

For the Purvanchal Expressway Industrial Corridor project, the districts of Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Mau, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Ballia, and Sant Kabir Nagar have been chosen.

As part of its aim to establish industrial parks along all e-ways, the government has also chosen to establish industrial parks alongside the expressway.

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Multimodal Transport Hub, Boraki

The Multi Modal Transport HUB [MMTH] at Boraki is intended to serve as the hub of Greater Noida’s growth.

Multiple modes of transportation are combined to form MMTH. An Interstate Bus Terminus (ISBT) and a Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) are additional additions to a cutting-edge railway terminus.

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This integrated railway hub will include an office building, a shopping centre, and hotels in addition to being built to the highest possible standards.

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Friends, China has always been presenting challenges on the Line of Actual Control ie LAC, in such a situation, India has to deploy a large number of its troops on the LAC to deal with the challenges.

But in these areas with difficult roads and snowy hills, it is very challenging to deliver equipment and ammunition to the soldiers.

In such a situation, in view of these challenges, India is engaged in developing the road network from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh.

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Border Road Organization (BRO) works on many projects of road construction in these areas. One of these projects but very important is Project Himank.

In this article, we will discuss Project Himank and also know about BRO in detail.

We will also discuss the accomplishment of BRO registering its name in the Guinness World Records.

Project HIMANK Under Border Road Organization (BRO)

Friends, before discussing about Project Himank, let us know about the organization that has launched it to the ground reality and what is its role in the road development of India.

Well, we all know that roads play an important role in the development of any country where roads serve to connect one place to another. This makes the traffic flow easy and smooth. More accessible model facility in remote places with easy transportation makes it easy to reach.

At the same time, there are some roads that are vital arteries of national security and the responsibility for similar routes in India rests on the shoulders of BRO i.e. Border Roads Organization.

BRO deals with the construction and management of roads networks in the border areas of India. It is an integral part of the Indian Army as well as an organization of road construction.

Through BRO, the work of development and maintenance of road networks in the border areas and friendly neighboring countries of India is done.

The Border Roads Organization was established on 7 May 1960 and back then, BRO started working on 2 projects and these projects were Tuskar Project and Beacon Project.

Later, the name of Project Tuskar was changed to Project Vartak.

Project Tuskar was started on 7 May 1960 for the development of roads, bridge, tunnels, and airfields for the strategic and socio-economic development of the North Eastern region of India, while Project Beacon was started on 18 May 1960 for the development of the western region of the country.

Under this, the work of road development was started in the inaccessible area of ​​Jammu and Kashmir.

At present, more than a dozen projects are being worked on by BRO.

The specialty of BRO is that it takes special care of environmental protection at the time of road development.

BRO is involved in large-scale work to facilitate the access of the Indian Army to the border with Pakistan i.e. Line of Control (LoC) and the border with China i.e. Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The Border Road Organization has proven its success all over the world.

BRO has registered its name in the Guinness World Records by building the World’s Highest Motorable Road in Eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 19300 feet.

India has broken the record of the road in Bolivia whose height is 18953 feet

Situated in Bolivia, this 64 km long road is also known as the Road of Death.

This road in Bolivia is slippery, so while driving on it, the tires of the vehicles sleep towards the bottom.

Sometimes due to this the vehicles fall into the ditch hundreds of feet below.

And every year about 300 people lose their lives due to accidents on this road.

But the Chisumle-Demchok road of Ladakh is very well built
It is made from coal tar and is developed under Himank project.

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The most important thing is that this road has been made by beating the height of both the basecamps located on the world’s highest peak i.e. Mount Everest.

The height of the North Base Camp of Mount Everest, located in Tibet, is 16900 feet, while the height of the South Base Camp of Mount Everest located in Nepal is 17598 feet.

Whereas the height of Mount Everest is 29032 feet, that is, the height of Mount Everest from this road is 9732 feet.

The height of the same Siachen Glacier is 17700 feet while Khardung La pass in Leh is located at an altitude of 17582 feet.

The height of all these is being told to you so that you can get an idea of ​​the height of this motorable road.

Details of Project HIMANK

So friends, now let’s understand Project Himank in a little more detail and discuss each aspect of it.

Friends, Border Road Organization (BRO) has built the world’s highest road near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) adjacent to Eastern Ladakh and this road is built on the Umlingala Pass.

The most important thing is that this road has been built near the Demchok area, between India and China.

This move of India has increased the concerns of China and with the completion of this road, connectivity has increased in areas like Demchok and Hanley of Eastern Ladakh, as well as this will accelerate the movement of the Indian Army.

Let us tell you that there have been many conflicts between the Indian and Chinese army in Dam Chowk.

In August 2022, China had stopped Indian Shepherds in these areas, to which the Indian Army had strongly objected.

A meeting was also held on 26 August 2022 between the armies of both countries regarding this matter in which the matter was resolved.

Although there has been a dispute between India and China on the LAC since 1962, but in Eastern Ladakh, the dispute started in April and May 2020.

After this, on June 15, 2020, a violent clash is seen between the soldiers of India and China in Galvan Valley, in which 20 Indian soldiers were martyred, while 40 to 45 soldiers of China had to lose their lives.

China has already developed its own road network near the Line of Actual Control and had built its first highway G219 in the Aksai Chin region in 1955, while now China is going to build its second highway G695 in this region.

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Due to the road network, Chinese soldiers keep patrolling on LAC by road easily, while India does not have road network facility in this region, due to which Indian soldiers have been facing a lot of trouble.

In such a situation, since the past few decades, India has also accelerated the development of road network in these inaccessible areas in the last few years.

The Defense Ministry had given an information during the monsoon session in Parliament in 2022 that in the last 5 years, China has built the longest road on the border.

The Border Road Organization (BRO) in India has done the work of building an all-weather road on the border of the country.

According to the information given in the Lok Sabha, 2088 km of roads have been built in the areas adjoining the Chinese border, on which Rs 15477 crore has been spent.

At the same time, India has also started the work of constructing five major roads on LAC in Eastern Ladakh and BRO is engaged in completing these projects

These include the  roads from Khal Se to Batalik up to 78 km
50 kms from Kargil to Dunglim
70 kms from Khalsar to Agam Shyok
and road from Tangse to Lukum that covers 31 kilometer

According to the Defense Ministry, these projects also include upgrading the single-lane main road to double lane.

The construction of Hanuthang-Handenbroke-Zungpal-Turtuk road will provide inter-valley connectivity between Hanuthang-Handenbroke and Zungpal-Turtuk road

This will reduce the travel time on this route from 9 hours to 3.5 hours without crossing the Khardung La pass.

At the same time, the Border Road Organization started a project in August 1985, which was named Project Himank.

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This project has been entrusted with the important task of infrastructure development in the Ladakh region.

Project Himank has been at the forefront of the development of Roads, bridges, tunnels, and airfields on both the Line of Control with Pakistan and the Line of Actual Control with China.

In present, Project Himank is looking after more than 3000 km of road network in the entire Ladakh region.

Earlier, road construction work has been completed at Khardungla Pass at a height of 17900 feet and Chang La pass at a height of 17695 feet under Project Himank.

Now in this series, BRO has achieved another achievement by doing road construction on Umlingala Pass.

Himank Project insures India’s access to sensitive military areas like Siachen Glacier and Pangong Lake and the world’s highest battleground

The Himank project has been a very difficult task, in fact, the peaks on which these roads are being constructed, snow remains frozen for a long time in a year and in such a situation, it can be worked on only properly for 4 months.

The same heavy snow and extreme cold make this road construction work even more difficult.

It was such a difficult task that in the line of duty in Ladakh between 1987 and 2002, 124 soldiers associated with the Himank project were martyred, including five officers.

According to the spokesperson of BRO, the length of the Chisumle-Demchok road is 52 km, this road is strategically very important.

The road connects Chisumle and Demchok Villages, passing through Hanley.

This region is located at a distance of 230 km from Leh.

According to Brigadier DM Purvimath, Chief Engineer of Project Himank, the climate of this region has always been unfavourable and challenging for construction activities.

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The temperature here during summer is 10 to 20 ° C, while in winter the temperature reaches minus 40 ° C, so it has a great impact on the workers and machines working here.

Officers, jawans and workers associated with Project Himank have built these roads by risking their lives.

The situation was that at every 10 minute interval, the operators had to come down after turning off the machine so that he could take proper oxygen.

It is a fact that there is a lack of oxygen at high altitudes, due to which there is difficulty in breathing there.

At the same time, at a height of 19300 feet, the oxygen level is reduced by 50 percent compared to normal locations.

Many workers and officers had to face health problems like memory loss, eyesight problem and high blood pressure due to working in adverse weather condition in Himank project but considering the importance of this road for country army and local people, the project Himank’s officers and workers worked hard day and night by risking their lives.

The workers and officers involved in the construction work were thoroughly trained before the project, after which their bodies were made adapted to the local weather and climate in 3 steps

First they were kept in Leh and then in Shakti and then in Numa.

The workers and officers who were involved in the project were kept completely healthy

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Conclusion for Project HIMANK

Friends, the dispute about the border between India and China is quite old.

Both countries share a border of 3488 km.
China has increased its conductivity in these regions for a long time and it has been interfering in the Indian region.

In such a situation, India is also focused on improving connectivity in the regions near the Chinese border, while in view of the ongoing conflict on the LAC, infrastructure development projects including roads, bridge, and tunnel have increased significantly in Ladakh sector as well.

BRO has set a target to complete all 61 Strategic Roads along the China Border by December 2022 to facilitate the movement of Soldiers and their troops to such challenging places.

The same project Himank will provide great convenience to the people in Ladakh region, as well as the road to be built under this project will enhance the socio-economic status of this region and will also promote tourism in Ladakh.

So friends this was the story of Project Himank

In this article, we learned how BRO built the world’s highest roads under Project Himank.

Friends, according to you, which was the most difficult project of BRO under Project Himank, definitely tell us.

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It is a fact that Bihar is India’s 3rd most populous state and it is the only state in India to have the youngest population when compared to other states. During ancient times, the Bihar state was considered as a center of power. center for learning and center for culture but due to the corrupted politics, bad governance, etc the progress and development of Bihar state got affected adversely leading to the poor growth of the region. This is the reason why even today more than 60% of Bihar’s population still resides in rural areas.

It has been observed that in past few years, the government has changed its approach toward the development of the state. The state government and central government are currently working to build a world-class infrastructure system throughout the region. In this article, we will be looking at some of the upcoming and under-construction mega infrastructure projects in Bihar.

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1. Aurangabad Darbhanga Jainagar Expressway (Amas Darbhanga Expressway)

The 230 km Amas-Darbhanga Expressway, which will be built by the NHAI, will mostly have a green field alignment, access restricted, and be 4-6 lanes. The main goal of the planned project is to provide connection to isolated areas and important cities while reducing the distance and travel time between NH- 2 to NH-57 and North-Bihar to South Bihar.

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2. Patna Kolkata Expressway

Departing from Dhalkuni, the Patna-Kolkata Expressway will travel through Patna (Bakhtiarpur), Nalanda (Biharsharif), Sheikhpura, Jamui (Sikandra and Chakai), Katoria of Banka, Madhupur, Durgapur, and Panagarh. From Sikdara, Chakai, Bihar Sharif will enter Devipur in the Jharkhand district of Deoghar.

The proposed four-lane road between AIIMS and Devipur will be connected by this expressway as it travels towards Madhupur from Devipur. As a result, Deoghar’s connections to Bihar and Bengal will be improved.

This new greenfield highway would replace the outdated, congested National Highway NH-2 under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-II. The doors to development will also open once it is finished.

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3. Raxaul Haldia Port Expressway

The expressway connecting Raxaul with Kolkata via Patna will enable very quick transportation of products from North Bihar to Bengal. Exporters in Nepal will benefit greatly from this road since they will have very quick access to the ports of Haldia and Kolkata.

Currently, it takes more than 24 hours to get from Raxaul, a border town between India and Nepal, to Kolkata through the pathetically maintained National Highway 28A. The eight-lane motorway under consideration will reduce travel time to eight hours or even less.

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This expressway will increase trade with Nepal and be a blessing for importers and exporters in that country. Additionally, it will facilitate the movement of agricultural and other products from North and Central Bihar to Bengal and provide manufacturers and farmers with simple access to seaports and marketplaces in Bengal.

4. Buxar Bhagalpur Expressway

This greenfield expressway will certainly provide the people of South Bihar, including those living in Patna, a better and enhanced connectivity with less travel time to the Uttar Pradesh state’s capital city Lucknow and the National capital Delhi.

5. Patna Ring Road

The 130 Kilometer Patna Outer Ring Road is a major road project in Bihar’s state capital. One of the most expensive ring roads in the nation, it will cost 15000 crores ($2.1 billion). With two enormous bridges over the Ganga river, including the 9.76 km Kacchi Dargah-Bidupur Bridge and the 9.44 km Sherpur-Dighwara Bridge, it is likely to be a 4–6 lane ring road.

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6. Nalanda International Cricket Stadium

Rajgir International Stadium, also known as Nalanda International Cricket Stadium, is a sports facility currently being built in Rajgir, Bihar. The Bihar cricket team will call this venue home after construction is complete. The stadium will have a total seating capacity of 45,000. When the stadium is finished, it will be the biggest and most advanced stadium in Bihar. The sports complex is being built so that it may be utilised for other sports like football in addition to being used for cricket.

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7. Science City Patna

This Science City honours Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, a renowned former president and visionary who voiced a desire to build a cutting-edge science city in Patna. He was one of the greatest scientists of his time. This projected science centre represents the Kalam Sahab i.e. People’s president’svision.

Exploring how science is used in the world around them can help visitors feel inspired, empowered, and educated. The historical and contemporary backdrop of Bihar, India, and the entire world will form the foundation of The Science City. This science city is built on sustainability, borrowing a concept from his previous talk on “Creating a Livable Planet Earth.”

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8. Mahatma Gandhi Setu Parallel Bridge

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has replaced the old superstructure of the 39-year-old Gandhi Setu, which is regarded as a “lifeline” connecting north and south Bihar over the Ganga, with a steel deck superstructure.

After the renovation work began in February 2017, union minister Gadkari opened the western edge of the bridge on July 31, 2020, via video conference.

On the western bank of Gandhi Setu, a four-lane bridge is also planned to be built parallel to the Setu. The projected bridge is a component of the special Bihar package that Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled ahead of the state’s 2015 legislative elections. It is 5.63 kilometres in length from Zero Mile in Patna to Ramashish Chowk in Hajipur, and 14.5 kilometres in total when the approach roads on either side are included.
By 2024, the new bridge is expected to be completed.

9. Patna Metro

The Patna Metro Rail Project is a state-approved rapid transit system for the city of Patna in the state of Bihar. The Patna Metro Rail Corporation will own and operate the system (PMRC). The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model will be used to construct it.

Cost estimates range from Rs. 13411.77 crore to Rs. Depending on the project’s final cost estimate, the state government and the centre would each contribute 20% of the total cost as a viability gap fund. The commercial corporation responsible for building the Metro Rail would cover the remaining sum.

10.  Patna Airport Expansion

A 1,730-metre-long Parallel Taxi Track will be built at Jaiprakash Narayan International Airport, Patna at an estimated cost of Rs. 63 crore. The runway’s new aeroplane handling capability will be three times greater than the one it now has. The Patna airport now operates 10 flights per hour, comprising five arrival flights and five departure flights.

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11. AIIMS, Darbhanga

According to reports, the Central Finance Ministry has granted a Rs 1264 crore investment for the Darbhanga AIIMS. Now that this fund has been established, it is a certain that Darbhanga will soon have an AIIMS, a super speciality hospital.

According to the Health Ministry’s principal project report, the hospital would have 750 beds in total, and it will cost an estimated Rs. 1264 crore to build them.

It would be the second AIIMS in Bihar once the construction of Darbhanga AIIMS gets completed.

12. Vikramshila Setu Paralel Bridge

The 68-pillared, 4.367-km-long bridge will be built around 50 metres to the east of the Vikramshila Setu. The project’s design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover to the end-user or owner are all said to be based on the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) model.

Recently, the MoRTH (Ministry of Road, Transport, and Highways) authorised its tender for Rs. 995 crore.

These are some of the Upcoming Mega Projects in Bihar that are going to help Boosting the states growth and economy.

Other Big Projects in Bihar

Apart from the list of the projects mentioned above, Following are some other big projects that are under pipeline.

10 Mega Projects In India Currently Ongoing 2022 That are going to Boost Economy for Sure

On going infrastructure works-

1. Planetarium, Darbhanga
2. Cultural Cum Conventional Centre, Bodhgaya
3. International University, Patna
4. Apparel & Textile Park Patna
5. Munger Ganga Bride
6. Arrah Mohinia Highway
7. Sasaram Arrah Patna Highway
8. Lok Nayak Ganga Path
9. Bakhtiyar Tajpur Bridge
10. Kacchi Dargah Bidupur Bridge
11. Sahib Ganj Manihari Bridge
12. Bihta Airport
13. Mokama 6 lane Bridge
14. Bheja Bakaur Kosi Bridge
15. Rajgir Wildlife Centaury
16. Patna Arrah Buxar 4 lane Road
17. Patna PMCH New Building
18. Chhapra Medical College
19. Kosi River Bridge
20. Gaya Junction Redevelopment
21. Begusarai Railway Station
22. Muzaffarpur Junction Redevelopment
23. Rajendra Nagar Terminal
24. Muzaffarpur Airport
25. Purnea Airport
26. Forbesganj Airport
27. Raxaul Airport

Concrete with a sand finish is similar to concrete with a typical finish, but it has a more polished appearance. To make sand finish concrete, mix 1 part cement with 2 parts sand and 3 parts gravel. After thoroughly combining all of the dry ingredients, water is added gradually.

Sand finish concrete also goes by the name “sand washed finish concrete” because it has a sand-textured appearance and resembles the firm sand found on beaches and seashores.

On top of the concrete, there are washed sand grits that provide a porous, non-slip surface. It is typically used for patios, pool decks, driveways, walkways, etc.

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What is the Importance of The Sand Finish Concrete?

Concrete with a sand finish has excellent texture. It is more frequently used in the rear of the house and by the pool because it is not abrasive, gritty, or slippery all at once.

Additionally, sand finish concrete comes in a variety of patterns and shapes, including squares, checkerboards, diamonds, and many more. Concrete that has been sand-washed is incredibly adaptable and malleable. Additionally, it improves the beauty of your home by making it smoother and cleaner.

Sand finish concrete includes the following varieties of concrete:

• Smooth Trowel Concrete Finish
• Normal Concrete Finish
• Stamped Concrete Finish
• Broom Concrete Finish or Scratched Concrete Finish
• Terrazzo Concrete Finish
• Aggregate Appearance Concrete Finish
• Salt Finish Concrete
• Sandblasted Concrete Finish
• Rosette Concrete Finish or Swirl Concrete Finish
• Colour Finish Concrete

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1. Smooth Trowel Sand Finish Concrete

Either cement paste slurry or cement dust is applied to the concrete surface, which is then repeatedly pushed and pulled to preserve a smooth appearance all around it.

They are frequently utilized in places where there is easy water drainage and where there is less water permeability, such as walks, verandas, bathrooms, etc. Additionally, the texture of this sort of concrete is exceptionally shiny and smooth.

2. Normal Sand Finish Concrete

When this sort of concrete is put over the formwork and on the ground surface, it is often tamped and vibrated using wooden tampers. It produces a natural concrete finish that is neither extremely smooth nor extremely rough.

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3. Stamped Pattern Sand Finish Concrete

The upper layer of the concrete is gently pressed with various plates and rubber pads in this stamped concrete finish so that after a few hours these plates leave the stamp on it and resemble tiles, blocks, and paving stone.

4. Scratched or Broom Concrete Finish

With the aid of a broom, wire brush, and trowel, the first setting of the stage of concrete is scratched in this sort of finish concrete.

As a result, they give the surface a highly rough and harsh texture. The broom is mostly used in paths of highways and homes to prevent slippery walkway surfaces. It is composed of finely chopped bamboo wood. Additionally, it forms a strong link between the tiles and base surface for mortar application.

5. Terrazzo Concrete Finish

At this type of concrete, the coarse aggregate is substituted in a ratio of 1:1.25 or 1:2 by grey or white cement mixed with marble chips of various hues.

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Concrete chips are exposed by grinding after placement and hardening, and the surface is then polished with a chemical process or paint that is more appropriate to provide a shiny and glossy finish.

Such concrete serves as a topping and provides a very appealing surface appearance as well as wearing resistance capabilities. It is applied over structural concrete and is only a few millimetres thick.

6. Aggregate Appearance Sand Finish Concrete

While using aggregates rather than marble chips, this style of concrete is similar to the terrazzo concrete finish. Using a power float, the aggregate is first thoroughly implanted over the concrete surface.

Granite, basalt, quartz, and other stones with aesthetically pleasing textures are frequently utilised, and there are still additional possibilities for giving the concrete surface a shining, glossy appearance, such as chemical treatments or paint.

7. Salt Finish Concrete

In order to achieve this style of concrete finish, wet, fresh concrete is first distributed evenly across the area, then crystals of large lumps and slats are then inserted inside the concrete surface.

With the use of water jetting, these imbedded salts are removed from the concrete so that it can harden. As a result, the salts leave a depression over the implanted area and give the concrete a more natural rough texture.

The most important element is that it appears erratic but is not in fact rough. It is therefore prefered for areas with swimming pools.

8. Sandblasted Concrete Finish

After the concrete has hardened, this technique is utilised to sandblast the surface utilising a pressurised blast of mix and air. so that concrete has a rough texture.

9. Rosette Concrete Finish or Swirl Concrete Finish

Any sort of completed concrete has a surface that is level and smooth, but the intersection of any semi-circular arcs causes the surface of this type of concrete to undulate.

By employing a proper technique while pressing down on the freshly slumped concrete with a trowel, this concrete surface was given an undulating appearance.

The semi-circular arcs provide the impression that rose petals are scattered across the ground. Concrete coatings also give the floor or ground surface a very distinctive appearance, earning it the name Rosette.

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10. Color Concrete Finish

In this type of concrete, colour tinting is applied either during the curing process or by spraying the concrete’s top surface, which is subsequently smoothed with a trowel. Powder versions of all pigment hues are available.

Use concrete stains and concrete dyes to give the concrete surface a colourful, creative aspect and different tints to make it more appealing. Although it is still concrete, colours have been added.

How To Achieve A Sand Finish On Concrete?

Obtaining sand wash finish concrete for patios and pool decks is a simple process. You cannot achieve a washed-finished surface by mixing cement and ordinary sand together in a mortar.

Concrete sand can be used to create finishes. In contrast, mortar sand is used to create textured surfaces by mixing water and cement with the sand.

Concrete sand is a type of sand wash that is typically recovered from the depths of the earth and stone grits. After extraction, the sand is washed to get rid of salt, clay, dust, and other debris.

M20 grade proportion indicates (1:1.5) or M-grade concrete, which is stronger, is utilised for concrete with a sand wash finish. To make concrete of the M20 grade, mix all of the dry materials thoroughly before gradually adding water with the aid of a trowel. After that, wash the concrete with high water pressure to remove the cement paste from the top.

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To make concrete of the M20 grade, mix all of the dry materials thoroughly before gradually adding water and mixing once more with a trowel.

The term “expressway” for this project is ambiguous. The project is a combination of 2 partially access-controlled economic corridors with greenfield and brownfield-upgraded sections:

A. 564 kilometers : Surat – Nashik – Ahmednagar – Solapur Economic Corridor
B. 707 kilometers : Solapur – Kurnool – Chennai Economic Corridor

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Greenfield Sections of Surat Chennai Expressway

• (Economic Corridor) EC-413: Surat – Nashik – Ahmednagar section in Gujarat and Maharashtra (290.70 kilometers). Its DPR was prepared by Hyderabad based Aarvee Associates – Nag Infrastructure Engineers & Consultant JV
• (Economic Corridor) EC-408: Akkalkot – Mahabubnagar section in Maharashtra – Karnataka – Telangana (230 kilometers)

The rest of the stretch along the corridor would be upgraded and improved by widening the existing two-lane roads into a four-lane highway.

Here is a video on our channel having complete information regarding the Surat Chennai Expressway Project-

Route Map of Surat Chennai Expressway

Surat-Ahmednagar section is indicated by the alignment in red. Once it is available, a formal PDF route map for the full corridor will be added.

Construction Tenders and Contractor Details of Surat Chennai Expressway

Visit the Economic Corridor pages below for tender details, contractors and current status:

• 564 km: Surat – Solapur Economic Corridor
• 707 km: Solapur – Chennai Economic Corridor

Delhi Mumbai Expressway Complete Details, Route Map, Progress Information, Etc

This new greenfield expressway was approved for construction under the Bharatmala Pariyojana program in 2017, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid its foundation stone on March 9, 2019.

The entire expressway has been further divided into 4 sections with a total of 52 tenders/packages. Each package has a 24-month (2-year) deadline.

• DND – Faridabad – Ballabhgarh – Sohna: 59 kilometers with 3 Construction Packages
• Sohna – Vadodara:  844 kilometers with 31 Construction Packages
• Vadodara – Virar: (354 kilometers with 13 Construction Packages
• Virar – JNPT: 92 kilometers with 5 Construction Packages

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Spur Details of Delhi Mumbai Expressway

The Delhi Mumbai Expressway expressway will eventually have a number of spurs to increase connectivity. A few of them include:

67 kilometer 4 lane Jaipur Spur from Bandikui (chainage 168.550). Current Status: Land acquisition started in April 2021. GR Infraprojects received LOA for its construction in March 2022.

30-kilometer 6-lane connectivity to Noida’s Jewar International Airport from DND-Faridabad-Ballabhagh Bypass KMP Link Spur. Current Status: APCO Infratech is the lowest bidder.

130 kilometer 4 lane Ujjain Spur connecting Garoth – Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. Current Status: 3 contracts were awarded in February 2022 to GHV India (PKG1), Ravi Infrabuild Projects (PKG 2), and MKC Infrastructures (PKG 3)

The expressway with closed tolling system will connect the 5 states of India which includes Haryana (80 km), Rajasthan (380 km), Madhya Pradesh (370 km), Gujarat (300 km) and Maharashtra (120 km). The New industrial townships and Smart Cities have been planned along the route of Mumbai Delhi Expressway. 92 way side amenities have been planned on either side of the under construction expressway at regular intervals of roughly 50 km.

Its route alignment reduces the distance between India’s capital Delhi and Mumbai by around 150 km and the travel time up to 13 hours from the current 24 hours. Besides that, after successful completion, the Mumbai Delhi Expressway will lead to considerable fuel savings, better ride quality and safety over the existing NH-48 (old NH-8) highway.

Delhi Mumbai Expressway’s PDF route map can be viewed here.

Current Construction Status of Mumbai Delhi Expressway

On their official website, NHAI provides a fantastic high-level monthly status report. The current situation as of May 11, 2021:

• Under Construction: 1172 km
• Awarded – Work Yet to Start: 165 km
• Under Bidding: 30 km
• DPR in Progress: 15 km

Compared to the other sections, the 844 km Sohna-Vadodara stretch is in a more advanced level of construction. The Vadodara – Virar section will feature two 4-lane extra-dosed bridges by Ashoka Buildcon on Package 4.

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Contracts & Package Details of Delhi Mumbai Expressway

The expressway has 4 distinct sections with an overall 52 civil construction tenders/packages.

DND – FARIDABAD – SOHNA SECTION (59 Kilometers)

SOHNA – VADODARA (844 Kilometers) section of Delhi Mumbai Expressway

• Haryana: Pkg1 to Pkg3
• Rajasthan: Pkg 4 to Pkg 16
• Madhya Pradesh: Pkg 17 to Pkg 25
• Gujarat: Pkg 26 to Pkg 31

VADODARA – VIRAR (354 Kilometers) section of Delhi Mumbai Expressway

• Gujarat: Pkg1 to Pkg10
• Maharashtra: Pkg 11 to Pkg 18

VIRAR – JNPT (92 Kilometers) Section of Delhi Mumbai Expressway

Here is a video shared by MORTH Minister Nitin Gadkari on the details of Delhi Mumbai Expressway

This greenfield highway is being built as part of Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase 1 and is a part of the Ludhiana-Ajmer Economic Corridor (EC-8). In October 2020, land acquisition for its construction began.

URS Scott Wilson India Pvt. Ltd. created the project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) in 2019.

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Route Map / Alignment of Ludhiana Bathinda Expressway

36 villages in three districts of Ludhiana (tehsils Ludhiana, Rajkot), Barnala (tehsils Barnala, Tapa), and Bathinda are traversed by the Ludhiana-Bathinda Expressway project (tehsil Rampura Phul).

View the route map in PDF format by visiting the official government website for environmental clearance. The alignment of the freeway is highlighted in red.

Tenders & Contractors details of Ludhiana Bathinda Expressway

There are two civil packages for the Ludhiana-Bathinda Expressway, each with a 24-month timeframe.

Ludhiana Rupnagar Expressway Project details, Route Map, Contractors Information

In this article, we’ll look at Insane Megaprojects in the world that Were Never Built !!. Some of these were just insane ideas that didn’t seem practical while others were affected by financial and political constraints which of the following projects would you like to see in reality let us know in the comments below.

6. The dream airport above New York

Everyone has an image in mind when they think of new york with its cultural landmarks and its iconic skyline but this image could have looked quite different today with an insane plan proposed in the 1940s that would have completely changed Midtown Manhattan.

In 1946 one of new york’s most successful real estate developers William Zechendorff proposed the idea for a rooftop airport in Midtown Manhattan along the shores of the Hudson river. Dubbed new york city’s dream airport, the megastructure would span the length of 144 manhattan blocks with a 70-meter-high deck roughly the size of Central Park. A series of 10-story buildings were to be constructed underneath the deck for waiting areas, ticket offices, and small businesses. The airport wouldn’t just accommodate air travel, the plans included piers for ships from the Hudson river as well as roads and railways beneath the platform.

Estimated to cost 3 billion at the time it would have been the biggest airport project of all time.

The main motivation for this plan was to reduce travel time. In the 1940s new york already had problems with traffic congestion and with all of its major airports outside of manhattan reaching these transit points was often difficult. A midtown airport would have erased the need for travelers to drive to Newark Laguardia or JFK. If built, the airport would have changed new york forever some of the skyscrapers seen today lay in this area, for example, Hudson yards and wouldn’t exist today but also the surrounding area would have been developed quite differently.

While this idea looks crazy there are obvious reasons why this plan didn’t turn into reality. First of all an airport in the middle of the world’s busiest city would be a nightmare for the residents. This airport was designed to accommodate 68 flights an hour, so people would essentially deal with aircraft noise every minute of the day. In addition, the traffic in New York was a major problem already and with people flooding to midtown for their flights, it would add another congestion headache to the city’s planners. But even if they got approval, it would present major engineering challenges.

Also acquiring the land for the project, clearing up the existing structures in a 144-block radius, and then rebuilding the whole area with an airport on top would probably make it the largest and most complicated mega project in New York’s history. Overall it’s obvious that building an airport 70 meters above new york with surrounding skyscrapers and residents wasn’t going to happen. So while there was excitement for this unparalleled airport, the ambitious plans remained limited to the newspapers.

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5. The most iconic hotel in the world The hotel Attraction

Lets stay in New York and look at another impressive plan from the early 1900s. At that time the city was witnessing a skyscraper boom in 1908, the singer building became the first Skyscraper to cross the height of 150 meters and it would be followed by giants like the Chrysler building and the Empire State building.

Across the Atlantic Ocean, the renowned Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi showed a completely different architectural style with attention to detail and curved shapes. His iconic designs for buildings like Casamila and Casa Battillo based on a celebration of nature and Catalan culture were unlike anything seen in New York. Impressed by Gowdy’s genius, two Businessmen went to Barcelona in 1908 to convince him to create a masterpiece in New York.

Gowdy was interested and proposed a grand hotel that would soar 360 meters into the sky. The exterior of the building would shine using Alabaster, glass, and tiles while its interior would house restaurants, theaters, concert halls and an exhibition theater at the height of more than 100 meters. At that time, the plans for such a tall building were unprecedented and overwhelming.

However, Gowdy was known for accomplishing the unthinkable. In the end, his plans were never finalized and the reason is that Gowdy had dedicated his life to Barcelona’s most famous landmark the Sagrada Familia in the following years. The hotel Attraction was only at a very early stage and going to New York would mean leaving behind the Sagrada Familia, a project that Gowdy would work on for a total of 43 years until the end of his life.

The project was ultimately abandoned but never forgotten. It was revived once again in 2003 when some Spanish architects submitted the design for the new world trade center design competition. While Gowdy’s original sketches remain alive to this day, it doesn’t seem like the project will ever be built. But if the hotel Atraxion stood in Manhattan today, it would certainly be one of the most interesting buildings in the world.

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4. The Mile-High Illinois skyscraper

Chicago is widely considered to be the birthplace of the skyscraper and according to one famous proposal, it could have been the runaway leader in the quest for building the tallest skyscraper in the world.

In 1956 architect Frank Lloyd Wright presented his vision for The Illinois, a Mile High skyscraper. The idea was insane because at the time the tallest building in the world was the Empire State building which was less than one-fourth of what The Illinois was proposed to be. Lloyd Wright was against the sprawling cities and wanted to build something that would save space on the ground and take the cities upward.

His 8-meter tall replica of The Illinois included 528 floors, atomic-powered elevators, and parking for 15,000 cars and 100 helicopters. It was a whole city in itself and Wright said that it could hold all government offices and eliminate the need for other skyscrapers popping up around Chicago. Wright’s proposal was impressive, however, it simply wasn’t doable at the time. In fact, to this day the tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa which isn’t even half the height proposed for The Illinois. The realization of wright’s design was never considered which is why there are only a few sketches and models of it still around.

3. America’s tallest failed skyscraper

We stay in Chicago and take a look at a much more realistic skyscraper which was even under construction almost 50 years after Wright’s proposal, the Chicago Spire was to become the tallest building in the country. And would have kept that record to this day. It was designed by another famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, who has designed other impressive projects like the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and Sweden’s Turning Torso.

The Spire was originally proposed in year 2005 and was taken over by Garrett Kelleher of the Shelburne Corporation for construction. The tower would have had a slender curved design that would rise 610 meters into the Chicago sky. With great enthusiasm, the construction of this project began in 2007.

Because of the slender design, the tower’s foundations had to be very deep. So excavation went 22 meters into the ground. However, just as the foundations were laid down, the progress came to a halt. Like many other projects of the mid-2000s, the great recession played a key role in stopping the Chicago Spire. The major financier of the project, the Anglo-Irish bank was struggling for survival. So automatically, there was no investment to take the construction further. This started a chain reaction of several lawsuits of different parties. And after ongoing financial problems of the project developer, they were forced to suspend construction.

By that time, only the foundation of the spire was completed. In 2013, Shelburne Corporation underwent a bankruptcy reorganization plan and this incredible project that was supposed to rise over Chicago only left a hole in the ground.

Three years later, related midwest took over the site, and after proposing several new plans the Chicago city council approved an updated design for 400 lake shore drive in 2020. This project consists of two staircase-like towers with a height of 267 and 233 meters.

According to the company, construction will begin this year. So there is hope that the site will not remain a hole in the ground forever.

2. Hitler’s plan to build the largest dome in the world “The Volkshalle”

The fall of Nazi Germany finally put an end to Hitler and his terrible cruel acts. It also spelled the end for some of its insanely massive architectural projects. One of which was the planned capital city of Germania and its most important building, The Great Hall. Berlin was supposed to become the capital of the new world named Germania. Hitler wanted to reorganize the city along a central 5-kilometer-long boulevard from the north to the south that would cross with an east-west axis in Berlin.

At the north end of this new central axis, was supposed to be the Great Hall. The sketches for this colossal domed structure were made by Hitler himself. He had visited the Pantheon in Rome during the 1920s and was planning on building something even more impressive and a lot bigger. The dome would rise to a height of 290 meters and was said to be 250 meters wide, making it the most prominent building on the continent. The huge hall on the inside would potentially fit 150 000 people at once.

It was so gigantic that the hall would have been 17 times the volume of Saint Peter’s Basilica.

By building insanely huge architecture Hitler wanted to perpetuate his empire. According to historian Wolfgang Bentz, the great hall was intended to enforce the structures of rule. According to him, this type of architecture was designed to subjugate, overwhelm and seduce people. Barely anything of the plans for Germania were ever built except for a few shell structures.

In the end, the great hall as well as other plans came crashing down with the defeat in 1945 and they are a reflection of the seductive delusions of grandeur and the inhuman ideologies pervasive in Nazi Germany.

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1 The sphere version of the pyramids of Giza

For our last on the list of “Insane Megaprojects in the world that Were Never Built”, we go further back in time to the 18th century in France. This project was said to be dedicated to one of the world’s most important scientists Sir Isaac Newton. In his honor french Architect, Etienne Louis Boule proposed this 150-meter-high Cenotaph that would even surpass the great pyramid of Giza.

While the great pyramid was the burial place of Egyptian emperor Khufu, The Cenotaph was planned to be a memorial for Sir Isaac Newton who rests in London’s Westminster Abbey. As an homage to Newton’s scientific contributions, Boule wanted to build what was the world’s first domed planetarium. Boule dotted the interior of his spherical structure with tiny holes reflecting the positions of the constellations and the planets. During the night, a majestic spherical lamp would illuminate the structure and act like the sun in a universe created by the arrangement of holes on the surface.

However, much like the other projects in this article, his proposal just wasn’t doable at that time. Boule himself would have been aware of that, as he saw architecture not just as a science of building but more as a science of ideas and imaginations. So the Cenotaph remained an incredible idea that didn’t get built.

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Route Map & Alignment of Ludhiana Rupnagar Expressway

Three districts in Punjab—Ludhiana, Rupnagar, and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar—will be connected by the Ludhiana-Rupnagar-Kharar Expressway project (SAS Nagar). It will begin on the Delhi-Katra Expressway (NE-5) close to the village of Manewal and end at Rupnagar close to the village of Bheora on NH-205. A spur will also be constructed to link the villages of Pippal Majra and Kharar.

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This official map can be found on the government’s website for environmental clearance. The alignment of the main expressway is depicted in red, and that of the spur is depicted in aqua.

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The land acquisition phase for this greenfield project began in February 2019 after it was initially announced in 2018. Apco Infratech and Dilip Buildcon began construction in February 2020 with a 36-month completion target. The project has a 110-meter right-of-way (ROW).

Route Map and Alignment of Gorakhpur Link Expressway

At Salarpur (District Azamgarh), on the Purvanchal Expressway, is where the expressway’s southern terminus is located. The districts of Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, and Gorakhpur are all connected from there. The Ghaghara River is crossed along the journey.

The beginning and ending locations of the expressway are shown on the following unappealing map from UPEIDA’s website. The alignment of it on Google Maps can be followed here more effectively.

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