Union minister for road transport Nitin Gadkari on Monday announced upgradation into national highway for a stretch between Bankar phata to Taleghar to improve connectivity Bhima Shankar in Pune district and Grishneshwar temple, Verul in Sambhajinagar district.
“Among the 12 Jyotirlingas, five are in Maharashtra. All the temples are being connected by national highways. Now, the department has approved the highway for Bhima Shankar and Grineshwar,” said Gadkari on Monday.
The other three Jyotirlingas are located at Parli Vaijnath (Beed), Trambakeshwar (Nashik) and Aunda Nagnath (Hingoli).
