{"id":173778,"date":"2025-06-30T12:28:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=173778"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:58:07","slug":"indias-longest-animal-overpass-corridor-unveiled-on-delhi-mumbai-expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/indias-longest-animal-overpass-corridor-unveiled-on-delhi-mumbai-expressway\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Longest Animal Overpass Corridor Unveiled on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a unique combination of conservation and infrastructure, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) built India\u2019s first wildlife overpass corridor on a national highway for animals. On twelve kilometers of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which goes through the buffer zone of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, this project contains five overpasses and India\u2019s longest wildlife underpass, giving animals the ability to cross without disturbing natural habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ranthambore overpass corridor is the first national expressway in India designed to support wildlife conservation. With human-wildlife conflict becoming an increasing problem near protected areas, the Ranthambore overpass corridor is an example of eco-sensitive infrastructure development and India\u2019s drive to sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives &amp; Aim<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; \u2022 Allow for safe and unencumbered passing of wildlife between Ranthambore and the Chambal Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; \u2022 Reduce road kill and human-wildlife conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; \u2022 Showcase how green infrastructure can exist alongside development..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Length of Segment:<\/strong>\u00a012 km of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway through the Ranthambore buffer zone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structures Built<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 overpasses (each 500 metres long)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 underpass (1.2 km, India\u2019s longest for wildlife)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 km of elevated\/sunken expressway to match terrain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4-metre-high wall and 2-metre sound barriers for protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Environmental Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Natural Contour Design<\/strong>: Overpasses follow original terrain to ensure minimal disruption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manpower Deployment:<\/strong>\u00a0Every 200 metres during construction to prevent harm to wildlife<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Post-Construction Monitoring:<\/strong>\u00a0Camera evidence confirms tiger and bear movement through corridors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eco-Friendly Additions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plantation of 35,000 trees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installation of rainwater harvesting systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modular construction to reduce waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a unique combination of conservation and infrastructure, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) built India\u2019s first wildlife overpass corridor on a national highway for animals. On twelve kilometers of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which goes through the buffer zone of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, this project contains five overpasses and India\u2019s longest wildlife underpass, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":173780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5373],"tags":[4916],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-173778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-june-2025","tag-national-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173781,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173778\/revisions\/173781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173778"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=173778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}