Cabinet approves highway project on Kanpur-Kabrai section for Rs 7,145 crore
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of a 4/6-lane access-controlled greenfield highway project on the Kanpur-Kabrai section of NH-34 on a build-operate-transfer model at cost of Rs 7,145.14 crore.
According to statement, the highway project will form a key segment of the Bhopal-Kanpur Economic Corridor under the National Highways (O) Programme. The project will provide seamless, high-speed connectivity between Kanpur and Kabrai, while strengthening onward connectivity to Sagar, Bhopal and other parts of Madhya Pradesh, thereby creating a modern access-controlled economic corridor linking the industrial and commercial centres of Uttar Pradesh with mineral-rich, manufacturing and agricultural regions of Madhya Pradesh, it added.
Designed for operating speeds of 80-100 kmph, the corridor will reduce travel time between Kanpur and Kabrai from 3.5 hours to 1.5 hours (58 per cent), while improving road safety, reducing vehicle operating costs and facilitating efficient movement of passenger and freight traffic, it added.
The project will also provide strategic connectivity with NH-34, NH-35, the Bundelkhand Expressway, Kanpur Ring Road, and State Highways SH-46, SH-91, SH-10B and SH-42, thereby strengthening integration with the regional highway network.
The corridor will further strengthen connectivity to the Kabrai mining belt, improving the movement of minerals, industrial goods, construction materials and agricultural produce, enhancing logistics efficiency, supply chain resilience and regional economic development.
Aligned with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, the project will improve connectivity to 16 Economic Nodes, including the Unnao, Banther, Pankhi, Rania, Jainpur, Rooma, Chakeri, Sumerpur and Bhuragarh Industrial Areas, Trans Ganga Integrated Township, Growth Centre Jaipur, Kanpur Nagar Node and Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
It will also strengthen connectivity to 9 Social Nodes -- Fatehpur, Mahoba, Kanpur Zoological Park, Buddha Park, JK Temple & Garden, Radha Krishna Temple, Siddheshwar Mahadev Temple, Gopeshwar Mandir and Mahoba Tourist Place.
The project will also cover 10 Logistics Nodes, including Kanpur, Ghatampur, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Kabrai, Bharwa Sumerpur and Banda Railway Stations, together with Kanpur, Chakeri and Khajuraho Airports, it said.
