New highway to connect Shendra & Bidkin nodes of DMIC

The Shendra and Bidkin nodes, which are being developed under the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in Aurangabad, will be connected through a new highway, an official said on Wednesday.

The distance between the two nodes is approximately 40 kms.

"Two nodes are being developed as a part of DMIC here in Aurangabad. Of them, Shendra has become partially functional as some companies have started their operations. The work of connecting these two nodes has been taken on priority and a fruitful meeting was held last week in Mumbai over it," Gajanan Patil, Joint MD of Aurangabad Industrial Township Limited (AITL), told PTI.

The AITL is a special purpose vehicle formed to implement and administer the Shendra and Bidkin nodes of the DMIC.

Work will be carried out in two phases and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the AITL have agreed upon the alignment of the proposed highway last week, Patil said.

"We have approved the two alignments finalised by the .