Overview
- Nitin Gadkari chaired a high-level review in New Delhi on January 5 to accelerate 61 national highway projects across Madhya Pradesh.
- Officials were directed to clear land acquisition, forest and environmental hurdles through time-bound actions with tighter monitoring.
- December 2027 was set as the completion target for projects linked to Simhastha‑2028 to ensure safe, seamless mobility for the event.
- Quality and safety directives included tree transplantation in place of felling, black-spot rectification, and strict action for substandard toll road maintenance.
- The meeting reportedly reached consensus on forest and environmental clearances for the 299‑km Atal Progress‑Way (Chambal Expressway), as the MP Cabinet separately approved nearly 20,000 km of rural roads, 1,200 bridges and extended rural road programmes to 2031.