Project Description Project: Development of Access Control 6-Lane Bhopal – Indore Green Field Expressway – 146.88 Km in the State of Madhya Pradesh by MPRDC The proposed project pertains to construction of 6-Lane Bhopal – Indore Green Field Expressway in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Proposed expressway shall start near Itaya Kalan Village on Bhopal Bypass at NH-12 and terminates at NH-59A near Karnawad Village. Geographical Coordinates of start and end point are 23°3'52.68"N 77°32'26.96"E to 22°42'58.32"N 76°13'44.42"E. The total length of proposed expressway is approx. 146.880 km and proposed RoW (Right of Way) is 70m. Project road passes through 4 districts namely Raisen, Bhopal, Sehore and Dewas. The proposed project will shorten the travel distance and improve connectivity between Bhopal and Indore. The existing route between Bhopal and Indore measures about 188 Kms which shall be reduced to approximately 146.88 km i.e. approx. 22% reduction in travel distance. The land use along the proposed expressway is predominantly agricultural land with patches of settlements, forest and barren land. The topography of the project stretch is undulating plain with varying elevations i.e. as low as 445 m AMSL (Above Mean Sea Level) to 597 m AMSL. The project region experiences a tropical climate. The total water requirement for construction phase shall be approx. 87,32,402 KL. Power requirement for construction phase shall be met from the State Electricity boards. DG Sets shall also be provided as an alternate arrangement. Approx. 169.68 ha of forest land will require to be diverted for the project purpose. Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary is located at a distance of approx 1.3 km in South from the project expressway near Ch. 13.8. The construction of the expressway shall take approx. 36 months and the estimated total Civil Cost (2018-2019) of the project is about INR 2,942.56 Crores. Projected traffic: Year Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Average Start Point Badjhiri - Sehore Sehore road (SH Ashta road (SH 41) Garakhedi - End Average of Five Road (SH 53) 53) - Ashta road - Garakhedi point (Indore, NH Sections Page 1 of 3 Project Description NH-12 – Badjhiri (SH 41) 59A) Vehicles PCU Vehicles PCU Vehicles PCU Vehicles PCU Vehicles PCU Vehicles PCU 2022-23 4918 12725 8286 16741 9675 18806 9379 18548 9394 18592 8,330 17,082 2024-25 6303 16431 10210 21052 11825 23456 11479 23152 11493 23196 10,262 21,457 2029-30 8680 22674 14286 29183 16623 32679 16115 32220 16132 32271 14,367 29,805 2034-35 10653 27762 18528 36774 21837 41740 21106 41061 21126 41120 18,650 37,691 2039-40 13214 34435 23990 46624 28545 53489 27535 52540 27558 52610 24,168 47,940 2044-45 16257 42367 30468 58292 36506 67415 35159 66137 35188 66223 30,715 60,087 2049-50 19600 50786 37786 71013 45514 82626 43780 80969 43813 81068 38,099 73,292 On an average, it is estimated that Average Annual Daily Traffic will be ~73,292 PCUs (Passenger Car Units) in the year 2049-50 on the proposed corridor. S. Description Proposed Road No. 1 Length in Kms. 146.880 2 Starting Point Near Itaya Kalan Village on Bhopal Bypass 3 Ending Point Ends on NH-59A Near Karnawad Ichhawar Bhopal Important Towns / Cities 4 Sehore connected through spurs Ashta Dewas 5 Districts Raisen, Bhopal, Sehore and Dewas 6 Lane Configuration 6 lane 7 Proposed ROW 70 Metres 8 Existing RoW 0, as it is a Greenfield alignment 9 Approx Time Travel(Hrs, Min) 2 Hrs 25 Min. Start-NH12, SH41, Sehore road End-NH 47 10 No of NH crossings 11 No of SH crossings SH-49, and 2 other SH # of Interchanges 6 # of Flyovers 1 # of Major Bridges 4 12 # of Minor Bridges 51 # of VUP’s 20 # of Light VUP’s 22 Page 2 of 3 Project Description S. Description Proposed Road No. # of Small VUP’s 35 # of ROB’s 1 # of River/Canal 21 # of pond 4 No. of Settlements Shall be 14 affected Length of proposed road along 539 m(0.53km) only (Only 1 or 2 structures of the settlements the settlements (Km.) affected) No. of Structures 140 13 Affected Forest Area (Ha) 169.68 (70 Metres Land Acquisition (Ha) 1024.8 PROW) Land Acquisition Cost (Cr.) 512.4 Nil (ESZ of Ratapani is approx 1.3km from the proposed Eco-sensitive/Protected Area alignment Nr. Ch 13.7) 14 Tentative Civil Cost (Cr) 3158.83 • Will attract Major Industrial traffic from Mandideep and Mhow Industrial area. • Will reduce congestion in Bhopal City & travel time. • Development of the under-developed regions by having Merit theme-based Nodes / Hubs will act as Growth Centres • Shortest Length of Expressway • LA cost is the lowest as it traverses through agricultural and barren land. • It doesn’t affect the drainage pattern of Bhopal lakes. • Lacks direct connectivity to Agra Mumbai Highway. 15 Demerits • Forest Area for this option is slightly more than other options. The benefits of the Project are multi-fold. Project will substantially reduce the travel time and further boost the economy of the region by providing better connectivity option. Page 3 of 3 .