ABSTRACT:

An analysis and evaluation of a proposed project to determine if it is

technically feasible,is feasible within the estimated cost, and will be profitable. Feasibility
studie are almost always conducted where large sums are at stake. This paper is an effort in
the similar direction, to study Samruddhi Expressway whether the project is feasible or not.
India has one of the largest road networks in the world, consisting national highways, state
highways, major district roads, other district roads and village roads.Roads are the key to the
development of an economy.
A good road network constitutes the basic infrastructure that accelerates the
development process through connectivity. The Government of India has planned 10 world
class express highways in order to boost the road infrastructure for faster connectivity
between different cities. Simultaneously Government of Maharashtra has planned
Samruddhi Expressway (Nagpur Mumbai Expressway) (NMEW) which intends to divert and
redistribute the heavy traffic on existing corridors.Feasibility studies in the construction
industry can be simply defined as the evaluation of the viability of a development project.
It is used as a tool for analyzing if a proposed task can operate under a given
set of assumptions, such as the technology used and the monetary aspects of the
construction work. Feasibility studies focus on providing information to help investors decide
whether to proceed or redesign a proposed development project or idea. They are mainly
used in business ventures relating to the construction industry
INDEX:
SR CONTENT PAGE NO
1 CHAPTER NO: 1
INTRODUCTION
I.INTRODUCTION
II. OBJECTIVES
III.NEED OF STUDY
IV.PROJECT BACKGROUND
2 CHAPTER NO: 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
I.HISTORY
II.INTERNATIONAL PAPER
III.REVIEW
3 CHAPTER NO:3
METHODOLOGY
SCHEDULE A-
I.SITE SELECTION FOR PROJECT
II.SURVEY OF PROJECT
III.ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES
IV.FIELD WORK
V.TYPE OF CONCRETE
VI.DESIGN OF PROJECT
SCHEDULE B-
I.WIDTH OF CARRIAGEWAY
II.GEOMATRIC DESIGN
III.DATA COLLECTION
4 CHAPTER NO : 4
I. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
II.PROJECT LOCATION PACKAGE-IV
III.NEED FOR THE PROJECT
IV.NEW TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT
5 CHAPTER NO: 5
I.BENEFITS OF PROJECT
II.ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
III.PHOTO FEATURES
6 CHAPTER:6
I.MERITS
II.DEMERITS
7 CHAPTER:7
I.CONCLUSION
8 CHAPTER:8
I.REFERANCE
9 CERTIFICATES AND SPONCERSHIP LETTAR
LIST OF FIGURE:
SR.N NAME OF FIGURE PAGE NO
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1 NMEW-MAHARASTRA PROSPERITY CORRIDOR
FIGURE
2 NAGPUR MUMBAI EXPRESSWAY
3 LOCATION OF PROJECT-PACKAGE IV
LIST OF TABLE:
SR.N NAME OF TABLE PAGE NO
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1 NMEW PROJECT DETAILS
2 PACKAGES OF PROJECT
3 NMEW PROJECT DETAILS OF PACKAGES
4 LIST OF POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT DUE TO
PROPOSED PROJECT
CHAPTER NO: 01
1.1 INTRODUCTION:

As Maharashtra continues to be the strongest state economy in India, it has always

contributed to the country's development with the plethora of opportunities in trade
activism. In this drive to reinforce the economic & socio-occupational fortune of the state,
the Maharashtra State Government has launched the ambitious project, the 701 km Nagpur-
Mumbai super communication Greenfield expressway christened as the 'Hindu
Hurudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg.

The Government of India has planned 10 world class express highways in order to boost
theroad infrastructure for faster connectivity between different cities. Simultaneously
Government of Maharashtra has planned Nagpur Mumbai Expressway (NMEW) which
intends to divert and redistribute the heavy traffic on existing corridors. The proposed
NMEW is being implemented by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation
(MSRDC) which will pass through 10 districts from Vidarbha through Marathwada to Konkan
regions. The major settlements which are set to be part of this plan are Nagpur District,
Wardha District, Amravati District, Washim District, Buldana District, Jalna District,
Aurangabad District, Ahmednagar District, Nasik District and Thane District. The NMEW will
be designated as a Maharashtra State Highway (MSH) built on National Highway standards.

The NMEW is a top priority project in the Government agenda. It will start from Shivmadka
in Hingna, Nagpur and will end near Bhiwandi, Thane. The project intends to develop a eight
lane expressway with paved shoulders from Nagpur to Mumbai in the State of Maharashtra.
This eight-lane Nagpur-Mumbai Prosperity Corridor has a Right of Way of 120 M and will
bring the travel time between the two cities of Nagpur to Mumbai from 16 hours to six
hours. This prosperity corridor will pass through all the five regions that make up
Maharashtra Vidarbha, North Maharashtra, 9 th Marathwada, Western Maharashtra and
Konkan thus linking developed and developing towns. The project ensures greater regional
connectivity and equitable development as it passes through Vidarbha, North Maharashtra,
Marathwada, Western Maharashtra and the Konkan region. It also promises to open new
avenues of economic and social growth along the districts of Maharashtra.
The project is so massive that it will open up multiple sectors including township along the
expressway emerging as a self-reliant model. From textile sector to IT hubs, each node will
have its distinct character developed to tackle the local requirements of livelihood of the
people and growth. An equal opportunity to grow and develop isthe only way for a region to
ensure a prosperous demography. Cities have concentrated employment opportunities,
skilled work force, financial independence and the infrastructure to keep the demand-supply
cycle intact. Most of the needs of the urban areas in terms of food and electricity are
sourced from the rural areas. Urban areas act as the drivers of economy for the rural
regions, whereas the rural areas provide necessary resources. Thus, the urban and rural
areas in any state have an interdependent relationship with each other.
1.2.OBJECTIVES:
The aim of the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi
Mahamarg is to create connectivity to the last mile with best public transport facilities for
quick and easy movement of people and goods. The expressway will enable a large
population to have easy access to major centers in Maharashtra for a wide range of self-
employment and wage employment opportunities, business, trade, education, health care
and other necessary services.
The expressway will pass through ten districts, namely Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati,
Washim, Buldhana, Aurangabad, Jalna, Ahmednagar, Nashik and Thane, This will enhance
EXIM (export-import) trade of the state. Inter-connecting highways and feeder roads would
be constructed to connect all important cities and tourist places along this route. This will
connect another fourteen districts, namely Chandrapur, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli,
Yavatmal, Akola, Hingoli, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Dhule, Jalgaon, Palghar and Raigad. In this
manner, a total of twenty- four districts in Maharashtra.
To estimate the rate of construction at which the project completion will be completed as
per schedule.
To estimate the naturalresourcesthat will be used in the construction of the expressway.
To optimize the toll amount and find the optimal number of yearsto recover the project cost.
To study the current highway network in India.
To identify the causes of delays in construction of National Highways in India.
To carry out a case study on Maharashtra Samruddhi Expressway.
1.3 NEED OF THE STUDY:

Feasibility studies in the construction industry can be simply defined as the evaluation of the
viability of a development project. It is used as a tool for analyzing if a proposed task
canoperate under a given set of assumptions, such as the technology used and the monetary
aspects of the construction work. Feasibility studies focus on providing information to help
investors decide whether to proceed or redesigna proposed development project or idea.
They are mainly used in business ventures relating to the construction industry. An economic
feasibility study involves evaluating the economic benefit and loss that may result from
theproject. This is crucialto proposed non- profit development plans.

1.4 PROJECT BACKGROUND:

1.4.1 GERERAL BACKGROUND OF PROJECT:

The NMEW will be develop as a high-density corridor establishing high-speed connectivity

between Nagpur and Mumbai. As a first step in this direction, the Government of
Maharashtra has decided to develop and strengthen the linkages and connectivity of major
cities of state with Mumbai, the state capital.
Exploring the viability of one such connectivity between Nagpur and Mumbai, which
includes links with and through Shivmadka Wardha- Karanja - Aurangabad - Sinnar -
Bhiwandi along with link from Karanja- Loni - Nagzari corridor. The entire length of the
proposed expressway is about 701 kms and for the ease of planning, design and execution
the total length of the project is divided into five packages coinciding with district
boundaries as follows;
Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg will be a complete Greenfield expressway, built across
8,600 hectares of land at an estimated cost of 55,000 crores. It is designed to be the fastest
road in the country by permitting a speed limit of up to 150kmph on the plain region, while
120kmph on inclined section.
The estimated land requirement of about 10,000 ha for developing the 701 kms of
expressway will be meet through land pooling instead of traditional land acquisition method.
The land pooling is a model where farmers and plot owners transfer land ownership rights to
the government or the developing agency, which develops the space by building roads and
other infrastructure.
1.4.2 MAHARASHTRA PROSPERITY CORRIDOR:
The Nagpur Mumbai Expressway has been designs as Maharashtra Prosperity Corridor with
the three objectives, viz. to cut down distance/travel time between Nagpur and Mumbai,
bring prosperity to the area by an agro-economic sustainable development model and curb
the migration from rural areas to cities within Maharashtra. It is first project being set up by
pooling land rather than by acquiring it
Maharashtra Prosperity Corridor being its great opportunity has target:
To connect the eastern most and the western most parts of the state to each other within
Travel time of ten hours
To promote development in the under developed regions of Marathwada & Vidarbha To
connect Maharashtra's major market places/cities of districts in the state viz. Nagpur,
Aurangabad and Mumbai with the rural areas along the alignment for business
To create / revive a highly-productive economic zone/24 nodes or prosperity hubs by
proposed development of industrial parks, technology parks, smart cities, agrobased
industries, commercial use, textile, tourism and educational complexes
To create medical facilities, food courts, police stations, public toilets, petrol pumps along
the corridor
To focus on the burgeoning entrepreneurial ventures / unique opportunities and
employment that exist in the region
To connects the regional headquarters of the state to one another thereby facilitating
administrative activities of the state.
To connect directly and indirectly 26 talukas of Wardha, Amravati, Washim, Buldana, Jalna,
Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Thane covering about 60% geographical area of
Maharashtra. It will finally connecting with six-lane Western Corridor connecting portsand to
AH-47.
The Wi-Fi enabled by optical fiber lines along the expressway will improve the internet
connectivity of the areas along the alignment thus opening a world full of opportunities to
the farmers and taking a step closer towards Digital India. The NMEW thus sows seeds of
prosperity and promote the development in the central part of India (Heart of Nation)
linking with Financial Capital hence aptly named, 'The Maharashtra Prosperity Corridor
(Maharashtra Samruddhi Corridor).
Figure 1- NMEW - Maharashtra Prosperity Corridor Figure

As a part of Package 4, about 130 kilometers of the proposed highway will pass through
Ahmednagar and Nashik districts. Specific land from 10 villages in Ahmednagar and 49
villages in Nashik will be brought into use for the purpose of the scheme. The village
communicators primarily completed the task of meeting the various landowners whose land
comes under the purview of the scheme, and fully Explaining the scope of the project to
them.

The village communicators have been instrumental in obtaining the consent of the various
landowners. Additionally after getting their consent, the team has helped in creating Search
Reports until the completion of the actual purchase of land and has guided the landowners
about the requisite documentation from time to time, and continues to do so. Due to the
positive contribution by the communicators, the andowners are at connected and at par
with the vision of the Samruddhi Mahamarg project. With the help of these communicators
in Ahmadnagar and Nashik districts, he MSRDC has managed to purchase the highest
average of 67.5% of the land to be procured in Package 4 till 8 May 2018.
The project intends to develop 6-lane expressway with paved shoulders in the state of
Maharashtra. The design speed is propose such that Vehicles shall be able to reach an
average speed of 150 kms per hour on it.
This expressway will be of 6 lanes and will consist of many modern facilities. This modernity
is also reflected in the safety measures on this road as it is always one of the main concerns
for the administration. Giving utmost priority to safety, a network of security cameras will be
installed along this expressway to keep a check on the smallest incidence happening here. In
case of any emergency, natural disaster or in a war-like situation, a facility to land an airplane
on the expressway is proposed by temporarily converting the expressway to a runway.

To give an impetus to tourism, nearby tourist and religious places will also be well connected
to the expressway. Long queues at the toll plazas on the expressway hold back vehicles and
reduce the speed, creating an unnecessary hindrance to a smooth journey. As a solution to
this problem, it is proposed that the newly built Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg will
have modern technology with the help of which cashless toll booths will be installed on this
expressway. communication technologies, fibre optic cables will be laid.

In the process of building this project the administration has been careful about making a
minimum impact on the environment since the beginning. So, this expressway will be built
with the concept of "Green Corridor" and environmentally sound practices will be followed
in the process of its construction. To connect the rural areas along this expressway with
modern communication technologies, fibre optic cables will be laid. The administration is
also very keen on making the entire expressway fully Wi-Fi. Along with fibre optic cables, gas
pipelines will also be laid under the expressway.

The expressway is envisioned as a 'Zero Fatality Mahamarg'; for which the administration is
taking special steps to avoid any accidents on this road. The expressway will host resting
spots, hotels and motels all along which will provide essential services to the commuters.
There is always a big demand for perishable goods like fruits and vegetables, flowers etc
from within and from outside the country. This expressway is going to be extremely
important for these perishable items as it will help these goods to reach the markets in time,
so that they can get a good price. Many districts will be well connected with JNPT in Mumbai
because of this expressway.

This multi-purpose expressway is expected to open for commuters in the second half of
2019. There is no doubt that this project will give a new direction to the development of
Maharashtra. The process of joint measurement survey has been completed as of today.
What was this process about? What is the current status of this project? Read about this in
the next chapter...
CHAPTER NO. 02
2. LITERATURE REVIEW:

2.1 HISTORY:
One of India's longest Greenfield road projects, Samruddhi Mahamarg, is all set to open for
traffic by December 2022. If everything continues as thought, the connectivity between
Nagpur and Mumbai will get shorter and smoother. Also known as Mumbai Nagpur
Expressway, the Samruddhi highway will pass through 10 districts and 390 villages.

Moreover, the project is designed with an aim to reduce the traveling time between these
two major cities of Maharashtra to 8 hours. The expressway requires 8,600 hectares of land
for its development and hence, they have been acquired for its construction. Read on to
know more about the long-overdue Mumbai Nagpur highway and its impact on the real
estate sector.

Few international and domestic research papers are review for social cost benefit analysis.
Pienaar in 2014 in his study concluded that how the cost benefit analysis when accompanied
by social evaluation of a road construction project could achieve more equitable distribution
in a developing country like India. Therefore, cost benefit analysis should be accompany with
the appropriate use of social evaluation by weights calculated for specific expenditure
collection. This in turn is harness towards apportioning probable economic activities and
returns to lower-income communities. On the similar lines, a study was carry out in Sri Lanka
Transportation Engineering Department, which evaluated the economic benefits and
corresponding costs of the proposed Central Expressway in Sri Lanka.

From the economic cost benefit analysis, the Central Expressway project is practicable. The
project will result in improved mobility to the central and northern parts of the nation.
Economic analysis indicators like benefit to cost ratio (B/C ratio) and economic internal rate
of return (EIRR) values, initial sections of the ways are having high economic viability, and
this is due to congested Condition of old road network. Additionally, the benefits will go on
decreasing, as the expressway will get expanded beyond higher populated area.
1.3 REVIEW:
Bateman et. al (2012) proposed certain modifications to cost benefit analysis for road
transport project appraisal. According to them these modifications to cost benefit analysis
would encompass a comprehensive range of impacts related to environmental benefits
assessment generational), should also encompass all competing transport modes if they are
relevant options rather than just restricting the assessment to individual or competing road
scheme project.
There are certain international and national cost benefit manuals available. Similarly, the
Asian Developments Bank has published a manual in 2013. This guide summarizes the latest
developments in the field of cost benefit analysis. It also gives detailed analysis of how road
appraisals are carry out. Similarly, Indian Road Congress (IRC) manual is also publish for
carrying out road appraisals of projects in India. The current study is carry out to evaluate
the social and economic importance of Maharashtra Prosperity Corridor as a successful
Public-Private- Partnership (PPP) project in completion of its objective.
CHAPTER NO:3
METHODOLOGY AND INVESTIGATIONS
SCHEDULE - A:
3.1 SITE SELECTION FOR PROJECT:
It was assumed from the total required time for the construction of expressway that is 3
years, last 1 year will be required for the finishing of the pavement. Therefore, every
contractor needs to complete the construction of the pavement in 2 years itself. For every
section, rate of construction was calculated based on theabove assumption.or estimation of
the ingredients of the concrete in the rigid pavement, firstly the ratio of cement and
aggregates were calculated with the IS code method. After calculating the ratio, quantity of
each ingredient will be estimated according to the section allotted to thecontractors.
Traffic volume data is to be collected and then according to the distance that will be
travelled by the vehicle, tollwill be estimated. From that estimated toll, number of year for
which itwill be taken to recover the amount of construction oftheexpressway is estimated.
a) Site of the Six-Lane Project Expressway shall include the land, buildings,structures and
road works as described in Annex-I of this Schedule-A.
b) The dates of handing over the Right of Way to the Contractor are specified in Annex-II of
this Schedule-A.
c) An inventory of the Site including the land, buildings, structures, road works, trees and
any other immovable property on, or attached to, the Site shall be prepared jointly by the
Authority Representative and the Contractor, and such inventory shall form part of the
memorandum referred to in Clause 8.2.1 of this Agreement.
d) The alignment plans of the Project Highway are specified in Annex-III. The proposed
profile of the project highways shall be followed by the Contractor with minimum FRL as
indicated in the alignment plan. The Contractor, however, improve/upgrade the Road Profile
as indicated in Annex-III based on site/design requirement.
e) The status of the environment clearances obtained or awaited is given in
Annex IV.
3.2 SURVEY OF PROJECT
3.2.1 PROCEDURE:
A. Selection Of Feasible Alignment-
As a part of initial preparation and desktop study for finalizing the alignment, google earth
was the best tool available. Using Google Earth, variouspossible alternatives for the
alignment were considered. The co-ordinates for the start and the end point of the proposed
Samruddhi corridor were taken from the alignment finalized by the Government. A stretch
of 15 kms out of 701 kms of this proposed alignment passes through Buldana district of
Maharashtra. The coordinate of the start point is 2006 35.24 N, 76029 27.68"E whereas the
co-ordinates of the end point are 19056'6.03 N, 7602'55.37″E. The alignment crosses major
river Purna at CH 321/100, While finalizing the alignment, due considerations were given to
Avoid different obstruction like River, Historical Places, High tension line etc. Reservoir,
Forest,
The alignment has been kept at right angle to the state highways and national highway
wherever possible.
Abrupt S-curves were avoided.
The alignment was designed with minimum number of apexes. -Sharp curves are avoided
along the alignment. The rivers are crossed at right angles as far as possible. -Intersections
were kept flat.
The alignment was selected in such a way that it was atleast 500 m away from the village
boundary (Gaothan).

B. TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY
Survey was carried out along the finalized alignment between pre-known coordinates using
instruments like DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) and Total Station. To start
with, a detailed reconnaissance survey was taken up. This is a very important step while
starting up the topographic survey for any big project like this. This activity gave a judgment
of the quantum of the work to be done, the locations for establishing DGPS control station,
the probable difficult stretches in the alignment and an estimate of the time required to
complete the task. Once reconnaissance survey was over, DGPS control stations were
established at every 5 kms along the alignment. For this, 8 hours continuous observation
was done at the base station to get the accurate co ordinates. Once the base observation
was over, it was time for DGPS observations at other control stations.
C. SURVEY DATA PROCESSING:
After the survey was done the further work was carried out in the office. For this the data is
to be converted into usable format. The data was exported from total station using USB
in.sdr format. Now in Prolink software the data in sdr file format was converted into a .csv
(comma separated value) format. This survey data in csv format was then imported into
Softdesk where the survey points were displayed on the screen.
D. DRAFTING:
The drafting was carried out in AutoCAD 2014 software. In AutoCAD, the recorded survey
data was displayed in points and each point carried point number, its reduced level and a
special code.
E. LONGITUDINAL PROFILE: The drafted file from AutoCAD was openedin AutoCAD
Civil3D in order to get the reduce level of required points. A surface was built using all the
survey data and a digital terrain model (DTM) was generated. For generating the data. to be
used for plotting the longitudinal profile, points were marked at an interval of 25m along the
alignment. These points which were marked at an interval of 25 m were selected
sequentially for calculating their reduced level. This data for longitudinal profile was then
exported in .csv format in Point, Elevation, Northing, Zenith (elevation), Description (PENZD)
format and the longitudinal profile along the alignment was generated. While generating the
longitudinal profile the horizontal scale adopted was 1:1 and vertical scale adopted was1:1.

3.3 ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCES:

a) Tansa and Kalsubai Wildlife Sanctuary clearance is in process
b) Forest Clearance is in process
c) Environmental Clearance as per EIA Notification 2006 is in process.
3.4 FIELD WORK:
3.4.1 CONSTRUCTION:
To expedite the pre-construction work on the expressway, MSRDC decided to divide
the design work into 5 packages and hired a separate consultancy firm to prepare the
Detailed Project Report (DPR) for each package. On 31 May 2017.
the Government of Maharashtra incorporated 'Nagpur Mumbai Super
Communication Expressway Limited', a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to manage the financial
requirement for the construction and operation of this project.
The construction work of 701 km long Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway is divided into 16
packages, with work awarded to 13 different contractors including Afcons Infrastructure,
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Reliance Infrastructure
As of 31 May 2021, out of the total 1699 structures including flyovers, viaducts, major &
minor bridges, tunnels, interchanges, etc., construction of 1286 structures has already been
completed and the construction of 253 structures are inching towards completion. Total 6
tunnels will be built along the expressway and the construction for all of the tunnels is
underway in full swing
Longest tunnel on Mumbai-Nagpur express-way to be completed by Sep.
The company plans to achieve the final breakthrough by the end of September 2021 and
complete both the tubes. This tunnel is part of the 13.10 km long Package-14 handled by
Afcons for the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).

Afcons, the construction company involved in the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway project, is

expecting to complete the longest tunnel coming up on Samruddhi Mahamarg at Igatpuri in
Nashik by the end of September 2021.
This breakthrough makes the north portal connectivity to the south portal direct and
seamless through the right hand side tunnel.
Out of the six tunnels to be constructed en-route the expressway, the 7.7 km twin tunnels
between Kasara Ghat and Igatpuri will be the longest highway tunnel in Maharashtra.
The new expressway in Maharashtra begins in Shivmadka village in Hingna tehsil located at a
distance of 23 km away from Nagpur. The expressway designed for a top speed of 150 km
per hour is being built at a total cost of around Rs 55,000 crore.
The corridor passes through several scenic landscapes, three wildlife sanctuaries as well as
35 wildlife focus areas, and a 310 mtr long high bridge crossing over river Wardha.
To protect the wildlife, measures such as undercrossing, overpasses, high box culverts are
being developed to facilitate the movement of animals.
3.4 TYPE OF CONCRETE USED IN SAMRUDHI MAHAMARG PROJECT:
Fly ash admixed concrete can be prepared with zero slump making it amenable for use as
roller compacted concrete. Considering all these advantages, it is extremely essential to
promote use of fly ash for construction of roads and embankments. Use of fly ash in road
works results in reduction in construction cost.

PQC (Pavement Quality Concret) Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg Project

3.5 DESIGN OF PROJECT:
A single layer concrete paver has been utilized for the whole 15 meter width of the concrete
slabs on either side of the road.
The expressway will be designed to aid as a runway for airplanes to facilitate fast incident
response in war-like situations, emergencies or natural disasters.
An Integrated Traffic Management System will be deployed along the expressway to keep
tabs on vehicles speeding, lane discipline or vehicular breakdowns.
At every 40-50 km of interval on the e-way, wayside amenities like food plazas and rest areas
along with electric charging stations for electric vehicles will be made available.
Extensive landscaping, tunnel lighting, bridge beautification, improved street lighting and
digital signage will be used throughout the length of the expressway.
Amongst the 32 major bridges that shall be built along the expressway, 5 bridges at Nagpur,
Wardha, Nashik, Buldhana, and Thane are proposed to have a theme- based iconic design.
To ensure digital readiness and resource availability, provisions will be laid down for optical
fiber connectivity, natural gas pipelines, and electricity grid along the Mahamarg at industrial
townships.

With electric vehicle charging points proposed at prospecting locations along the expressway
and solar plants planned to generate 250MW energy, the Samruddhi Corridor aims to
become a model of an energy efficient corridor.
Maximum locally available material, fly ash and plastic will be used to construct the
expressway wherever possible. Rain water will also be harvested at prospect locations along
the expressway to ensure water availability.
The expressway will connect several tourism circuits offering eco, pilgrim, and heritage
tourism which will include wildlife resorts, tiger safaris, museums, sightseeing destinations,
and theme-based retail outlets.
The expressway is a 6 lane (with paved and unpaved shoulders on both sides) access-
controlled super communication expressway comprising a total width of 120 m (90 m in hilly
terrain) with a central median of 22.5 m.
The expressway will be the country's largest 'Greenfield' route alignment including 65
flyovers/viaducts, 24 interchanges, 6 tunnels, 400+ vehicular, 300+ pedestrian underpasses,
and cattle underpasses at strategic locations.
SCHEDULE-B:
The Project Expressway is forming part (package-15) of Nagpur - Mumbai Super
Communication Expressway and shall be Six Lane divided carriageway with fully access
controlled. It is commencing from Vashala bk village at Km 636.479 and ends at Khutadi
village at Km 664.479 passing through Green Field area in the state of Maharashtra. The
design length of the project Expressway (package-15) is 28.000 km.
1. Width of Carriageway
Paved carriageway including paved shoulders and edge strips of Six lane Project Expressway
shall be 30 m (carriageway width-2x 11.25 m, paved shoulders -2x 3.00 m and edge strip-2 x
0.75 m) wide in entire stretch. The paved carriageway in the approaches shall match with
carriageway width of six lane structures.

Nagpur-mumbai expressway width of carriageway

2. Geometric design and general features
a) General
Geometric design and general features of the Project Expressway shall be in accordance with
Section 2 of the Manual.
b) Design speed
The design speed shall be minimum design speed of 150km/hr. Acceleration and
deceleration lengths proposed for entry/exit ramps on interchanges shall be as per Schedule
B.
c) Improvement of the existing road geometrics:
i. The Project Expressway follows new alignment through Green Field area in entire stretch.
There is no requirement of improving existing road.
ii. Right of Way Details of the Right of Way are given in Annex II of Schedule-A.

3. Data collection:
a) Social cost.
b) Width and length of mahamarg
c) Overall cost of construction.
CHAPTER NO: 4
4. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT-

4.1 INTRODUCTION:
Implemented and executed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation
(MSRDC), Samruddhi Mahamarg is one of the completely greenfield expressways, which will
be designed for speeds of up to 150 kms per hour. Around 24 townships are being planned
along the Samruddhi Mahamarg route map, which will further boost economic development
in some of the less-developed areas of the state. The Mumbai Nagpur Expressway/
Samruddhi Mahamarg will pass through the mountainous terrain of the Western Ghats, as
well. This eight-laned Mumbai Nagpur Expressway, which will have six lanes and two
additional service roads. The estimated cost of construction of the Mumbai Nagpur
Expressway will be Rs 50,000 crores. while Rs 25,000 crores is likely to be spent on land
acquisition for Mumbai Nagpur Expressway.
The land acquired for the Samruddhi Mahamarg project is under a pooling model, where
farmers will get 30% of the developed land elsewhere. Apart from this, as part of the
Mumbai Nagpur expressway project, the farmers will also get Rs 50,000 per hectare for non-
irrigated land and Rs 1 lakh every year for irrigated land, for the next 10 years.
MSRDC will also be the New Town Development Authority (NTDA) for Krushi Samruddhi
Nagar that will be developed along the Mumbai Nagpur expressway. Recently, the
Maharashtra state government announced an extension of the Maharashtra Samruddhi
Mahamarg till Bhandara-Gondia and Gadchiroli that lie east and south east Nagpur. This is
the second extension that the Samruddhi Mahamarg has got with the proposal of Jalna-
Nanded extension last year.
The NMEW will be develop as a high-density corridor establishing high-speed connectivity
between Nagpur and Mumbai. As a first step in this direction, the Government of
Maharashtra has decided to develop and strengthen the linkages and connectivity of major
cities of state with Mumbai, the state capital. Exploring the viability of one such connectivity
between Nagpur and Mumbai, which includes links with and through Shivmadka - Wardha-
Karanja-Aurangabad-Sinnar - Bhiwandi along with link from Karanja - Loni-Nagzari corridor.
The entire length of the proposed expressway is about 701 kms and for the ease of planning,
design and execution the total length of the project is divide into five packages
4.2 PROJECT LOCATION PACKAGE-IV:
As a part of Package 4, about 130 kilometres of the proposed highway will pass through
Ahmednagar and Nashik districts. Specific land from 10 villages in Ahmednagar and 49
villages in Nashik will brought into use for the purpose of the scheme. The village
communicators primarily completed the task of meeting the various landowners whose land
comes under the purview of the scheme, and fully explaining the scope of the project to
them.
During the joint land measurement survey the communicators successfully executed the all-
important responsibilities of gaining the trust of the landowners, involving them in the
process of the scheme and converting any opposing views into positive agreement by
providing them assurance through the right information about the project.
After the joint land measurement survey was completed, many of the land owners had
doubts and questions regarding the method of calculation for ascertaining the area. On such
occasions, these communicators appointment by the MSRDC ensured that these queries
were communicated to the Government level or even to the relevant Administrative
Officers.
Around 11 communicators were appointed in Ahmednagar district and a group of around 35
communicators was formed for Nashik district. In order to ensure proper co-ordination with
the administration, MSRDC had also appointed District Managers and Supervisors. The team
of village communicators in Ahmednagar and Nashik districts in Package 4 is working
towards appropriately resolving the queries of the landowners during the land procurement
process.
The village communicators have been instrumental in obtaining the consent of the various
landowners. Additionally after getting their consent, the team has helped in creating Search
Reports until the completion of the actual purchase of land and has guided the landowners
about the requisite documentation from time to time, and continues to do so. Due to the
positive contribution by the communicators the land owners are at connected and at par
with the vision of the Samruddhi Mahamarg project. With the help of these communicators
in Ahmednagar and Nashik districts, the MSRDC has managed to purchase the highest
average of 67.5% of the land to be procured in Package 4 till 8 May 2018.

4.3 NEED FOR THE PROJECT

In the present scenario, industrial growth remains centralised around Mumbai, Pune and to
some extent in Nashik and Aurangabad as these cities remain connected through sea ports
in Mumbai. Mumbai-Pune region is saturates in terms of land, population or infrastructure.
There is tremendous pressure on this region, as the economic nerve-centre of Maharashtra
and the entire country. This may be linked to the proximity of the Mazagon Dock and
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, from where the finished goods are exported and raw material is
imported.
On the other hand, Vidarbha and Marathwada regions are less economically prosperous due
to low industrial growth, area development, and agricultural fertile land, lack of ample
amount of water resources, lack of new technologies as compared to the rest of
Maharashtra. These cities will be projected as investment destinations for manufacturing,
automobile, defence, aerospace, information technology, textile and food processing. The
proposed project will set target as the new centres of industrial development, area
development along with entertainment / tourism development throughout the corridor.
Thus this planning will not only reduce time but also improve country's economic growth.
4.4 NEW TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
The Government of Maharashtra has authorized MSRDC to act as the 'New Town
Development Authority' (NTDA) to venture into the long-term development of 19 new
towns at strategic nodes, which is also coined as 'Krushi Samruddhi Nagar." The provisions
are enacted under sub-sec (1) and section 113 of the MR & TP Act, 1966. The developmental
objective to propose these new towns is to encourage the self-employment potential of the
regional population through their primitive occupation i.e., Agriculture or agro-related
businesses.
Every township developed under the initiative of 'Krushi Samruddhi Nagar will be built in a
land area of approximately 1000-1500 hectares. The new towns shall serve as the utility
economic nodes for food processing industry, integrated logistics, and domestic food
markets along with education centers, skill development institutes, healthcare facilities, and
commercial & residential housings. The new townships will offer huge industrial land-banks
with a focus on dedicated export- oriented infrastructure and integrated logistics to ease
supply chain with enhanced road connectivity for domestic markets

The 19 new towns will be developed at strategic intersections at a distance of 30 to 40 km

from each other. These towns will be developed in two phases; phase one includes seven
townships while the remaining eleven townships will be developed in phase two.
The MSRDC adopted land pooling model for land acquisition, wherein 30 percent of the total
land acquired under 'Krushi Samruddhi Kendra' program will be returned to landowners. The
farmers will also receive compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare for non-irrigated land and
Rs 1 lakh every year for irrigated land for the next 10 years. Based on the suggestions from
Wildlife Institute of India (WII), wildlife mitigation measures are planned and necessary
structures like cattle underpasses are being built for uninterrupted wildlife movement.
Around 320 private communicators were trained and deployed by MSRDC for land
acquisition negotiations with prospecting landowners
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5.1BENEFITS OF PROJECT:
The expressway along with its feeder network will not only boost economic activity across
the State, but will also ease traffic congestion, and promote overall tourism. It will also link
several agro and industrial nodes of the State to prominent consumer markets of Nagpur
and Mumbai.
> Krushi Samruddhi Kendra and agro-based industry will be set up around the Mahamarg,
providing employment to more than 20,000 people.
> Development of Krushi Samrudhhi Kendra will further benefit the landowners who
voluntarily will give their consent for land pooling. This will not only provide a thrust to
agriculture-related businesses but will also help improve the realty market along the
corridor.
>The Mumbai-Nagpur corridor might also witness the development of townships in Wardha
and Buldhana districts, which will majorly be developed as agricultural hubs. Attempting to
unlock the growth potential of the State, Samruddhi Mahamarg is one of the biggest
infrastructure projects of the State. Also known as the Prosperity Corridor, the project is
likely to be completed by the end of 2020.
5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT:
The type and magnitude of the impacts is entirely site specific. In order to logically analyze
situation on a probable scale, following standards have been devised for the project under
consideration to quantify the impact:
0-No Impact
1=Negligible
2-Mild
3-Moderate Significant
5- Severe
Utility of the above noted qualitative scale is that it can be used as a method to
approximately indicate varying order of caution while dealing with different Mretches of the
project.
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6.1 MERITS:
1. It covers 700km distance within 8 hours only between Mumbai to Nagpur it saves time
2. It increase the development of 10 districts.
3. It gives the employments for many peoples.
4. Mahamarg will prevent delays and enable farmers to earn more profit.
5. The consumers too will be able to purchase farm fresh produce.
6. The Mahamarg will make a positive impact on ruler economy.
7. It increase the living standard of the people in the ruler areas.
8. It reduce accidents.
6.2 DEMERITS:
1. Illegal cuttings of trees-According to section 5 the number of trees cutting for site
clearance 1.5% of cutting trees are to be planted and taking caring of these planted trees.For
avoiding these law illegal cuttings of trees are to be generated.
2. Effect of dust-Because of hivas or heavy vehicles much dust will produce may cause air
pollution.Dust may affected alignment side field.
3.Conditions of roads in ruler areas-
According to the section, there is no any permission of contractors to use village roads near
by the alignment. For transporting material mostly use heavy vehicles like haiva, JCB,
tractors, bulldozers etc. these vehicles damage the ruler roads in less time.
The village roads maintenance are donned by every 10 years. Hence the peoples from ruler
areas survived from damaged roads.
4. Deaths of animals-
Loud voice of blasting is harmful for the living organs near the construction.The waves of
blasting sound affect the animals may some animals are death.Dust of the site is injurious
for the small animals.Some animals deaths due to accidents.
5. Natural source disturb-
Due to blasting, the level of ground or surface water go decrease.
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CONCLUSION:
India ranks among the top countries in terms of road length and density but lags behind in
terms of road quality or per capita road length. Also, the percentage of paved raids is quite
less in India as compared to France, UK and China.
The process of Highway construction is time consuming. More than half of the infrastructure
projects are lagging behind their schedule due to some common factors like slow land
acquisition, delay in environmental clearance and inefficiency of contractor. Samruddhi
highway is an important project for the state but it has been delayed by almost 2 years. Only
70% of the total work is completed after crossing the initial deadline of January 2021 and
now the highway is set to be completed until July 2022.
From the detailed analysis of The Samruddhi Mahamarg it is concluded that during the
construction of proposed route, the principles in Civil Engineering is used in Every aspects
and new technologies are used.
It is also concluded that no significant deterioration in the eco-system is likely to occur due
to measures to be taken up during construction and operation phase of the project.
CHAPTER NO-08 REFERANCE
Research's papers-
1. International research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
2.Environment impact assessment (EIA) & Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
3.Indian Brand Equality Foundation (2017) Road and Infrastructure Industry Analysis July
2018.
4.Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
Wesites-
www.mahasamruddhimahamarg.com www.irjet.net
https://trid.trb.org/view/1575337
https://housing.com/news/mumbai-nagpur-super-expressway-finally-become-reality/