Centre plans ₹45,000-cr Hyderabad–Raipur e-way

the Hyderabad-Raipur Expressway
The Hyderabad-Raipur Economic Corridor, also known as the Hyderabad-Raipur Expressway, is a 568 km project comprising three road projects: the 325 km Durg-Gadchiroli-Bellampalli greenfield section, the 35 km Bellampalli-Mancherial upgrade of NH-363, and the 208 km Mancherial-Hyderabad upgrade of SH-1. The entire project is expected to cost around ₹45,000 crore.

The new expressway will reduce the distance from Hyderabad to Raipur by 250 km, compared to the current distance of 780 km. To kickstart the project, the Centre has sanctioned the development of a 63 km four-lane road in Telangana, connecting Bellampalli to Gadchiroli on the Maharashtra border. This road will run from Annaram near Bellampalli in the Mancherial district through Veeravelli in the Asifabad district to Gadchiroli.

The Hyderabad-Raipur Expressway will run from Durg, Rajnandgaon, Gadchiroli, Gondpipri, Adilabad, Mancherial, Ramagundam, and Karimnagar to reach Hyderabad from Raipur. Currently, there is a four-lane road from Mancherial to Hyderabad, which will be extended to Bellampally as part of the proposed Expressway. This extended road will be laid as a controlled greenfield road.

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