PM Modi to inaugurate Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Feb 12, Jaipur to Delhi in 2 hours

The Sohna-Dausa stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be opened to public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 12, 2023, reducing the driving time between Delhi and Jaipur to two hours.

The two cities are 270 kilometres apart. The first section of the new Delhi-Mumbai Expressway runs from Sohna in Haryana to Dausa in Rajasthan of which Jaipur is the capital .

"Going to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi Ji on 4th Feb, the Sohna-Dausa stretch of the #Delhi_Mumbai_Expressway will reduce the travel time between Delhi and Jaipur to around two hours," Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for road transport and highways tweeted on January 30. The minister later updated the inauguration date to February 12.

Anand Mahindra says this highway is going to be 'the most critical artery' for India's GDP Anand Mahindra says this highway is going to be 'the most critical artery' for India's GDP

With a length of around 1,390 km, the Delhi-Mumbai Highway will be the longest freeway in India and cut the distance between the national capital and the country's financial capital in half—from 24 hours to 12 hours.

The expressway is being constructed as part of the first phase of the "Bharatmala Pariyojana" and is expected to be finished by March 2023.

The government has been looking to strengthen India's road network to enhance connectivity and the movement of goods.