 18 | |
|---|---|
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Bhopal |
| Sehore, Ashta, Sonkatch, Dewas, Ujjain, Barnagar, Badnawar, Petlawad, Thandla | |
| West end | Limdi (Gujarat Border) |
| Highway system | |
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 18 (MP SH 18) [1] is State Highway running from Bhopal till Limdi via Thandla. It is popularly known as Bhopal Road.
It passes through the religious center of Ujjain, the industrial city Dewas till the Gujarat Border via Thandla. [2] [3]
Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Ujjain, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Satna being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 72 million residents. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest.
Bhopal is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the City of Lakes for its various natural and artificial lakes and for being one of the greenest cities in India. It is the 16th largest city in India and 131st in the world. After formation of Madhya Pradesh, the state capital Bhopal was a part of the Sehore district. It was bifurcated in 1972 and a new district Bhopal was formed. Flourishing around 1707, the city was the capital of the former Bhopal State, a princely state of the British ruled by the Nawabs of Bhopal. Numerous heritage structures from this period include the Taj-ul-Masajid and Taj Mahal palace. In 1984, the city was struck by the Bhopal disaster, one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
Ujjain is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain division. It is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centres of Sapta Puri famous for the Kumbh Mela held there every 12 years. The famous temple of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is located in the center of the city.
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Sironj is a town and a municipality in Vidisha district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The economy of Madhya Pradesh refers to the economic growth with respect to the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It grew 12% in GDP for the year of 2011–12, for which it received an award from then President Pranab Mukherjee in January 2013 for improving its tourism, medical and infrastructural growth. The economy of Madhya Pradesh is significantly agrarian which is reflecting rapid strides towards industrial and service sectors as well. The Indore,Bhopal and Jabalpur districts are the top 3 districts in the state's larger economy.
A Legislative Assembly election was held on 25 November 2013 in Madhya Pradesh, India, with the result announced on 8 December. Along with four other state assembly elections, these were the first elections in which the Election Commission of India (ECI) implemented a "None of the above" (NOTA) voting option, allowing the electorate to register a neutral vote but not to outright reject candidates. In a first, the Election Commission of India also appointed Central Awareness Observers, whose main task was to oversee voter awareness and facilitation.
Ventura AirConnect is an Indian nonscheduled airline operating flights in the state of Gujarat with Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft in its fleet. Initially operating flights within Madhya Pradesh, the airline shifted to Gujarat upon being acquired by a group of Gujarati diamond merchants in 2014. The airline underwent a change in ownership and had to suspend operations in 2015. After winning a contract from the Government of Gujarat to start flights in the state, Ventura AirConnect resumed operations in June 2016 and made Surat Airport its operating hub.
Narmada Expressway is a proposed eight-lane expressway in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The proposed expressway will connect the historic towns of Amarkantak in the eastern end of Madhya Pradesh via Dindori, Shahpura, Jabalpur and Alirajpur in the western end of Madhya Pradesh alongside the Narmada River. The expressway measures 1,300 km. It will connect Gujarat with Chhattisgarh. Later, this road will be extended to connect Alirajpur to Ahmedabad.
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The Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Limited (MPRDC) is an Undertaking of Government of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, responsible for management of a network of over 22,000 km of National Highways, State Highways and Major District Roads in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh State has a good road network. There are 20 National Highways with total length of 4,000 km and many State Highways with total length of 9,000 km. Shri. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is the Chairman, while Shri Shriman Shukla, IAS is Managing Director of MPRDC.
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 1 is State Highway running from Rau till Mandleshwar. It is popularly known as Mhow-Mandleshwar Road.
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 22 is a State Highway running from Khategaon till Amarkantak. It is popularly known as Jabalpur Road.
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 31 is a State Highway running from Nayagaon till Khargone.
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 36 is a State Highway running from Sendhwa town in Barwani district till Khetia.
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 38 is a State Highway running from Mangod village in Dhar district lying on NH-47 till Barwaha town on MP SH-27.
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 39 is a State Highway running from Sendhwa town in Barwani district lying near NH-52 till Thandla town.
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 39A is a branch line of MP SH-39) running from Thandla town till Kushalgarh at the Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border.
Madhya Pradesh State Highway 26 is a State Highway running from Khategaon till Amarkantak. It is popularly known as Jabalpur Road.