Prime Minister Modi inaugurates Rs 14,850 crore Bundelkhand Expressway in UP - check stunning pictures
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway, which passes through seven districts of Uttar Pradesh and has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore.
In his inauguration speech, Modi said that Bundelkhand Expressway will reduce Chitrakoot-Delhi distance by 3-4 hours, accelerate industrial progress of entire region. And, Under CM Adityanath's leadership, UP seeing major transformation with better law and order, fast-improving connectivity.
Every corner of Uttar Pradesh is ready to progress fast on all frontiers to take forward mantra of 'sabka saath, sabka vikaas', the prime minister said, adding that the earlier big cities had first right on modern means of transport; but that's not the case as 'this is Modi, this is Yogi'.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Modi by offering him a local 'Bundeli' stole at the inauguration ceremony at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district.
Bundelkhand Expressway
The Expressway extends from NH-35 at Gonda village near Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district to near Kudrail village in Etawah district, where it merges with the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
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Bundelkhand Expressway
The four-lane expressway, which can be later expanded into six lanes, passes through seven districts -- Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah.
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Bundelkhand Expressway
Work on creating an industrial corridor in Banda and Jalaun districts, next to the Expressway has already been started.
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Bundelkhand Expressway
Modi had laid the foundation stone for the construction of the expressway on February 29, 2020 and it has been completed in about 28 months.
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