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An expressway not only ord Shri Ram is said to have passed through Bundelkhand.
The land that gave birth to many warriors, including Alha-
shortens the distance between LUdal, Maharaj Chhatrasal, and Laxmibai, who lived their
two points, but it also carries lives for the sake of the land. The land identified by great
a new story of development personalities like Isuri, poet Padmakar, Tulsidas, Maithili Sharan
through them. That is why an Gupta, Dr. Harisingh Gaur, also produced Major Dhyan Chand,
expressway not only accelerates the hockey wizard, to this country. However, Bundelkhand has
long been recognised as a symbol of backwardness in the
the wheels of vehicles, but it country.
also accelerates the economic However, this identity is changing, and the credit goes to
development of the surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment. After approving
area. This time, the land of irrigation projects, Har Ghar Nal Se Jal, the Defense Corridor,
Bundelkhand, whose identity and the Ken-Betwa link, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a
new gift in the form of the Bundelkhand Expressway, which he
was once only dry fields, ponds, inaugurated in Jalaun's Kaitheri village on July 16. This four-
and ravines, has found this lane highway will connect Chitrakoot (NH-35), Banda, Mahoba,
pace of development. However, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya, and Etawah.
The expressway in Etawah connects to the Lucknow-Agra
whether it is the dream of the Expressway near Kudrail. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid
Ken-Betwa link project or the the foundation stone of this expressway on February 29, 2020.
new impetus to economic Inaugurating this expressway, which was completed in a record
development in the form of time of 28 months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "The
the expressway on July 16th, distance from Chitrakoot to Delhi has been reduced by about
3-4 hours by the Bundelkhand Expressway, but its benefits are
Bundelkhand is no longer much more than that." This expressway will not only give speed
forgotten, but is keeping pace to the vehicles, but it is also going to accelerate the industrial
with the country's development. progress of the entire Bundelkhand. Many industries are going
to be established on both sides of this expressway. Storage
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