National Highway 361, commonly called NH 361, is a
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in
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that runs entirely within the state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
.
Its western terminal is in
Tuljapur
Tuljapur is a town with a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative seat of Tuljapur taluka.
Tuljapur is the location of the annual Tulja Bhavani fair during Navaratri (September–Octo ...
near the intersection of
NH 52 and the eastern terminal is in
Butibori
Butibori is an industrial suburb of Nagpur, India and is developed as 5 Star Industrial district by Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is a project of the government of Mah ...
near
Nagpur
Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...
at the intersection of
NH 44. The total length of the highway NH-361 is 548 km. It is a
spur road of
National Highway 61.
The highway passes through the
Western Ghats (Sahyadri mountains) and is an important arterial road connecting the
Konkan
The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
region with Western Maharashtra,
Marathwada and
Vidharbha regions in the state of Maharashtra.
In 2009,
NHAI has announced the extension of existing NH 52 to
Nagpur
Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...
via
Ausa-
Latur-
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded distric ...
-
Yavatmal-
Wardha
Wardha is a city and a municipal council in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Wardha district. Wardha gets its name from the Wardha River which flows at the north, west and south bounda ...
and connect it to the
NH 61 at
Ardhapur
Ardhapur is a town and a municipal council in Nanded Subdivision of Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial por ...
near
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded distric ...
.
Route
The most important cities on this highway are: Tuljapur, Ausa, Latur, Chakur, Ahmedpur, Loha, Nanded, Umarkhed, Arni, Yavatmal, Wardha, Buti Bori near Nagpur.
Junction list
: Terminal near Tuljapur
: near Latur , Ashtamod.
: near Latur , Ausa
: near Latur
: near Ahmedpur
: near Nanded
: near Nanded
: near Ardhapur
: near Waranga Phata
: near Dhanoda
: near Kalamb
: near Pavnar
: Terminal near Butibori, Nagpur
Project development
The entire NH 361 highway has been included in the national highway mega projects for upgradation to 4-lane. Out of this, the work for 4 planning of Nagpur-Wardha stretch of 76.4 km has been initiated by Maharashtra government at a cost of INR 145 crores (INR 1.45 Billion).The Highway has been converted into 4 lane from Mahagaon to Wardha which is 216 km long.
See also
*
List of National Highways in India
On 28 April 2010, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways officially published a new numbering system for the National Highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is a systematic numbering scheme based on the orientatio ...
*
*
National Highways Development Project
The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was started in 1998 under the leadership of Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Nation ...
References
External links
NH 361 on OpenStreetMapGoogle map
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National highways in India
361
Latur
Latur district