Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation is setting up a rehabilitation & upgradation of Jabalpur-Mandla-Chilpi section of NH-12A in MP. The project involves the upgradation of this section, from km 477.6 of NH-7 to 12.6 of NH-12A from km 12.6 upto km 22.8, to two-lane with paved shoulder with provision of rigid pavement. As of February 2015, bids has invited on EPC mode at cost of Rs. 1968.8 Million.