The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved the allocation of Rs 20,787 crore for the ambitious 'Maharashtra Shaktipeeth Expressway' which will pass through 12 districts, linking eastern Maharashtra with southern Konkan, reported the PTI.

The 802-km expressway will link Pavnar in Wardha district with Patradevi on Maharashtra-Goa border in Sindhudurg district, and is expected to cut the travel time between Nagpur and Goa from current 18 hours to eight hours, officials said.

The cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday.