MP: Chambal e-way will fulfil my father’s dream, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

BHOPAL: Ahead of bypolls in the Gwalior-Chambal region, the proposed Rs8,250 crore, 404-kilometre-long Chambal Expressway will fulfil the long-cherished dream of Madhavrao Scindia that will also develop one of the most backward regions of the country, said BJP Rajya Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Scindia said the expressway would establish industrial and commercial clusters, which will offer huge employment potential.The Madhya Pradesh government has also sanctioned Rs781 crore for the ambitious project.
“My father late Madhavrao Scindia had a dream that Gwalior-Chambal division would be developed as an industrial hub in the state. I am confident that after the completion of Chambal Expressway, his dream would be fulfilled,” said Scindia.
BJP, which is eyeing all the 16 seats in the region in the upcoming bypolls, has highlighted the project as a gamechanger for the people living in farflung areas of the region and has committed to complete the project in time Scindia, who was present at a review meeting called by Union road transport and highways minister, Nitin Gadkari, along with chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, said the project will promote new industries in the entire region.
“After the completion of the expressway, our farmers will be the biggest beneficiaries and will be able to sell their produce in big markets. It will also offer huge employment potential for youths and provide new opportunities to industries,” Scindia said.
Scindia, who had been demanding to expedite the Chambal Expressway project since its launch by Chouhan in 2017, said Gadkari has shown confidence for the timely completion of the project. “Earlier, I took initiative for the completion of the Dewas-Gwalior fourlane highway, which helped local traders, farmers and youths. I am confident that the same benefit will reach the people of Chambal region,” he added.
Scindia also expressed gratitude towards chief minister Chouhan and said that he took prompt action to ensure that technical works be completed at the earliest. “The way he had taken up the project, it is for sure that the expressway would be completed in time”, he said. He said the expressway will run along the Bhind-Kota railway line.
Union minister Gadkari has emphasised on expeditious environment clearances, land acquisition and royalty-local tax exemptions to make the project see the light of the day.
The project covering MP, UP and Rajasthan will also provide cross-connectivity with the Golden Quadrilateral’s Delhi-Kolkata corridor, North-South Corridor, East-West Corridor and Delhi-Mumbai-Expressway.