At an event held in Fugale village in the district today, as many as 76 farmers from that village gave their consent for their 311 hectares land for the project. Besides, 25 farmers from Washala Budruk (140 hectares) and 17 from Tokarkhand (30 hectares) said they are willing to give the land for the Super Expressway, which has been renamed as Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Corridor, a release by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), said.
Farmers from these villages say they are deprived of even basic infrastructure facilities and expressed hope that once this Expressway is completed, it would bring development in their region.
Addressing the farmers, Mopalwar said, "We are very happy to see the spontaneous participation of farmers from Fugale, Washala Budruk and Tokarkhand villages. Farmers from these villages have set an example of volunteer participation in the all-round development of the entire state."
The government will adopt land-pooling method, wherein farmers, whose land is acquired, would be given developed land in the new towns besides being given annuity for their loss of agriculture produce.
This 706-km long Expressway will connect 10 districts, 27 talukas and 385 villages of Maharashtra. It will cut the travel time by half, bringing it down to eight hours. Out of the 34 rural districts, 24 will get connected to Expressway.
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