Atal Pragati Path is related to

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Correct — D, Gwalior–Chambal region. Atal Pragati Path (also called Atal Progress-Way, or the Chambal Expressway) is a roughly 404 km four-lane expressway built under the Bharatmala Pariyojana through the Chambal ravines of Sheopur, Morena and Bhind districts — the Gwalior-Chambal belt — linking Kota (Rajasthan) to Etawah (UP) via Madhya Pradesh, and opening up this long-underdeveloped, ravine-scarred region.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) This is western MP's Malwa plateau belt (soybean/opium-growing country) — a different region, unconnected to the Chambal ravine expressway.  (b) This is southwestern MP's tribal belt near the Gujarat border — an entirely different region from the Chambal ravines.  (c) This is the Mahakoshal region along the upper Narmada — unrelated to the Gwalior-Chambal ravine-reclamation project.

Concept: Atal Pragati Path is a ~404 km four-lane expressway under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, running through Sheopur, Morena and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior-Chambal belt — the country's most notorious ravine (badland) terrain, historically associated with dacoity. The project builds road connectivity through this terrain, linking Kota in Rajasthan to Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.

State PCS 2021 Q41 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2021 Q41 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer