While virtually participating in the inauguration of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that landlocked Haryana will be connected to important ports by after the launch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.A total of 129 kilometres of the expressway pass through Haryana which includes much of Nuh. On Sunday Morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sohna-Dausa stretch on the expressway in Rajasthan. Earlier, in the day Haryanas CM Manohar Lal Khattar along with the Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Rao Indrajit Singh inspected the traffic management near Sohna. While Khattar, Rao Indrajit and deputy CM Dushyant Chutala participated in the event virtually, Nitin Gadkari left for Dausa to join PM Modi at the Hilalpur Toll Plaza.During the event CM Khattar said that “In the coming years, Gurugram, Nuh, Faridabad, Sonipat and other NCR districts will be benefitted by this and e-commerce, warehousing and other industries will also grow.”Deputy CM Dushyant Chutala added, “With the first phase of the expressway ready, Nuh will be benefitted as many industries will come forward to invest here in Nuh.” Moreover Haryanas exports will significantly grow as the expressway will connect the state to the major port cities. A number of data centres could also come and invest in Haryana, creating employment opportunities.He also added that the expressway would connect Gurgaon with three national parks and reduce the Delhi-Jaipur journey by 2 hours. Beside this, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will also connect the Delhi airport with the upcoming one in Noida via Haryana and open the doors for urbanisation for the villages falling in the stretch.According to the officials, the Sohna-Dausa stretch of the expressway will cut down the distance up to 129 km, passing through Gurgaon, Palwal and Nuh. The estimated cost of the Haryana stretch is approximately Rs 10,400 crore.What is the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway all aboutThe Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, a 1350 km (8-lane) highway, will slash the distance between Indias two most significant cities in half. On March 9, 2019, Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, formally placed the foundation stone for the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.Initially, the Delhi-Mumbai expressway will travel through the states of Haryana (129 km), Rajasthan (373 km), Madhya Pradesh (244 km), Gujarat (426 km), and Maharashtra (171 km), as well as the Union territory of Delhi (12 km). The expressways 1,198 km main route runs solely from Sohna to Virar. It also has two spurs that extend its length to 1,350 km: DND-Faridabad-KMP (59 km) and Virar-JNPT (92 km).Sohna-Dausa stretch in RajasthanPrime Minister Narendra Modi stated during the occasion that when the government invests in highway projects, ports, trains, optical fibre, and the opening of medical colleges, it strengthens traders, small business owners, and industries. He said that the expressway would benefit the national parks like Sariska, Keoladeo, and Ranthambore. Rajasthan is already well-known for its tourism industry, and the new infrastructure project will make it even more attractive.Ashok Gehlot, the chief minister of Rajasthan, and Manohar Lal Khattar, the chief minister of Haryana, both gave speeches during the programme through a video link. While Haryanas CM Manohar Lal Khattar delivered the speech gathering at Nuh district, Rajasthans CM Ashok Gehlot joined the programme virtually from his house in Jaipur.Just before the Lok Sabha election in year 2024, the first section of Indias longest expressway is made accessible to the general public. The magnificent road is expected to cut the distance between the nations capital and Mumbai, its financial centre, in half, to just 12 hours.
