03-16-2026, 07:48 PM
Following is an excerpt from https://sambadenglish.com/latest-news/kh...a-11218503
Quote:Kharagpur-Vijayawada expressway to pass through 9 districts in Odisha
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Priya Ranjan Swain
March 16, 2026, 7:53 PM IST
Bhubaneswar: A high-speed corridor connecting Kharagpur in West Bengal with Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh will pass through nine districts in Odisha.
The six-lane greenfield expressway will pass through Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput.
Works Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh today chaired a high-level meeting on the proposed road project at the Lok Seva Bhawan in the capital city here.
The meeting discussed the proposed route of the expressway project and issues related to the land acquisition.
The 1,102-km expressway will be constructed in four states—West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, reports said.
Altogether 522 km of the high-speed corridor will be built in Odisha. The new road will connect 27 urban areas in the state.
Around 97 km of the expressway will be constructed in Ganjam, followed by 88 km in Dhenkanal, 86 km each in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar and 53 km in Rayagada.
The proposed high-speed corridor will connect several mineral-rich regions in Odisha and boost economic development.