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Context

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in Nagpur.

About

• The Samruddhi Mahamargor Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway is an under-construction 6-lane wide (expandable to 8), 701-km long access-controlled expressway in Maharashtra.

Route

• It will be amongst the country's longest greenfield road projects, which will connect the two capital cities of the state, its capital, Mumbai, and its third-largest and vice-capital city, Nagpur. 
• It passes through three wildlife sanctuaries:

1. Katepurna wildlife sanctuary in Akola;
2. Karanja-Sohol Black Buck sanctuary in Washim; and
3. Tansa wildlife sanctuary in Thane.

Project Development

• The project is being led by the state infrastructure arm Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation(MSRDC), and is designed under the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) model.

Must Read: Models of Construction: https://www.iasgyan.in/blogs/forms-of-projects-modes-of-construction

Significance

• The expressway is capable of providing an enhanced connectivity to the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
• The expressway will become a prosperity corridor for the overall socio-economic growth of the state.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-mumbai-nagpur-samruddhi-expressway-on-december-11/article66218776.ece