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Revision as of 14:41, 5 June 2021
| Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway | |
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| अमृतसर–जामनगर एक्सप्रेसवे (Hindi) ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜਾਮਨਗਰ ਐਕਸਪ੍ਰੈਸ ਵੇਅ ਐਨ.ਐਚ. (Punjabi) અમૃતસર–જામનગર એક્સપ્રેસ વે એન.એચ. (Gujarati) | |
 Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway (Rajasthan Section) in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) | |
| Length | 1,256.95 km (781.03 mi) |
| Existed | March 2023 (expected)–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Tibba village, Kapurthala, Punjab |
| South end | Jamnagar, Gujarat |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat |
| Major cities | Goindwal Sahib, Sultanpur Lodhi, Moga, Bathinda, Hanumangarh, Suratgarh, Bikaner, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Barmer and Jamnagar |
| Highway system | |
Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway[1] (NH 754) is a 1,257 km long, 4/6-lane wide expressway in northwestern part of India. This Expressway is strategically important, as it will connect 3 big oil refineries of HMEL Bathinda, HPCL Barmer and RIL Jamnagar. It will pass through 4 Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. It will also connect Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (Bathinda) and Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant (Sri Ganganagar).
This expressway is a part of Bharatmala Pariyojana (Phase-1), which is funded by the NIIF in phases. This expressway will reduce the distance between Amritsar and Jamnagar from earlier 1,430 km to present 1,316 km. The construction work on the expressway started in Haryana and Rajasthan in 2019.
Route
The Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway will be the first expressway in India connecting three oil refineries of Bathinda, Barmer and Jamnagar. The Barmer Refinery is set to be completed by 2022. Nearly 50% of the length of the expressway i.e 637 km falls under Rajasthan state. The total project value including the land acquisition cost is nearly ₹80,000 crores.[2]
Punjab
In Punjab state, it will start at Tibba village in Kapurthala district on Amritsar–Nakodar National Expressway (NE-5A) and will end at Punjab/ Haryana border in Bathinda district on NH-54. The 'Kapurthala–Moga–Bathinda' stretch was re-planned by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to make it a greenfield expressway.
Haryana
In Haryana state it will run entirely in the Sirsa district. It will enter at Mandi Dabwali and exit at Haryana/ Rajasthan border at Chautala village.
Rajasthan
In Rajasthan state it will enter through the Sangaria town in Hanumangarh district. From there it will pass through Bikaner district, Jodhpur district and Barmer district, before exiting Rajasthan at Sanchore town in Jalore district.
Gujarat
In Gujarat state, it will enter at Vantdau in Banaskantha district, run through Patan district, Kutch district and Morbi district before finally ending at Jamnagar district.
Construction
The construction work of 1,257 km long Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway has been divided into 8 sections (5 greenfield alignment and 3 brownfield upgrades). With a total of 30 construction packages, it is expected to be completed by March 2023.
| Section | Length in km | No. of packages | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tibba (Kapurthala)–Sangat Kalan (Bathinda) | 155 | 3 | Punjab |
| Sangat Kalan (Bathinda)–Chautala (Sirsa) | 85 | - | Punjab, Haryana |
| Sangaria (Hanumangarh)–Rasisar (Bikaner) | 252 | 9 | Rajasthan |
| Rasisar (Bikaner)–Deogarh (Jodhpur) | 176 | 6 | Rajasthan |
| Deogarh (Jodhpur)–Sanchore (Jalore) | 209 | 8 | Rajasthan |
| Vantdau (Banaskantha)–Santalpur (Patan) | 125 | 4 | Gujarat |
| Santalpur (Patan)–Malia (Morbi) | 124 | - | Gujarat |
| Malia (Morbi)–Jamnagar | 131 | - | Gujarat |
| Total | 1,257 | 30 | 04 |
Status updates
- Oct 2018: DPR is completed. Expressway will connect 3 oil refineries of Bathinda, Barmer and Jamnagar.
- Jul 2019: The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) will be financing the project.[3]
- Oct 2019: NHAI invites bids for the various phases of Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway.[4]
- Aug 2020: Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway to be ready before March 2023.[5]
- Oct 2020: Land acquisition starts for Amritsar Bathinda greenfield stretch of expressway.[6]
- Feb 2021: The construction work of Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway will begin in April 2021.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Manchanda, Megha (10 July 2019). "NHAI in talks with NIIF to fund proposed Amritsar to Jamnagar highway" – via Business Standard.
- ^ "Construction of Amritsar Jamnagar Expressway to start soon".
- ^ "NIIF to fund Amritsar Jamnagar Expressway".
- ^ "NHAI invites bids for Amritsar Jamnagar Expressway".
- ^ "Construction of 23 new highways to be completed by March 2025: NHAI". Construction Week Online. 17 August 2020.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/23-expressways-new-highways-coming-up-in-next-5-years/articleshow/77526921.cms
- ^ "Construction of Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway to start from April". The Tribune. 1 February 2021.