Shaktipeeth Highway: Nagpur to Goa Shaktipeeth Highway is in the news these days. Major Shaktipeethas like Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur, Tuljabhawani of Tuljapur, Renukamata of Mahur and other important pilgrimage sites will be connected by this highway. Due to the opposition of the farmers, the structure of this highway has been changed again. Satara district has also been included in the revised plan of Nagpur to Goa Shaktipeeth highway. This will boost the traffic and communication in Satara district. Also, the development of Satara district will gain momentum.

According to the revised plan, the villages of Mazhani, Kakankole, Kaskhandi, Argaonwadi, Bhukewadi, Dhavaki, Diwad, Dodwawwadi, Varkute, Taswad (outside Siswad town), Bhatki, Khadki, Saldarwadi, Kanher, Garwad and Magarwadi were included in the revised plan. These villages will appear on the map of Maharashtra due to the Shaktipeeth Highway. Also, the citizens living here will benefit financially from the attraction of this highway. Shaktipeeth Highway

As per the revised proposal, the length of this highway will now be approximately 856.76 km. Nagpur to Goa Shaktipeeth Highway will connect 13 districts, 40 talukas and around 400 villages of Maharashtra. This highway (Shaktipeeth Highway) will start from Digras in Wardha district. This highway is passing through Vidarbha, Marathwada and West Maharashtra to Konkan. Shaktipeeth Highway will play an important role in religious, tourism and communication of Maharashtra.

But according to the revised plan, many religious places will be moved away from the main Shaktipeeth highway. Mahurgarh will be about 17 km away from Shaktipeeth highway, Aundha Nagnath will be 14 km, Parli Vaijnath 11 km, Tuljapur 14 km and Pandharpur will be around 25 km. Not only this, Kolhapur’s Mahalakshmi temple will be 8 km, Kunkeshwar’s Shiva temple 25 km and Reddy’s Ganapati 32 km away. Due to this there is a possibility of crowding of devotees.