Page 50 - NIS English 01-15 Aug,2022

नोएडा

ADE
STATE
OW THE
WITH THE
PR
UTTAR PRADESH IS NOW THE STATE WITH THE MOST
SH IS N
MOST
UTTAR
THE COUN
SSWAYS IN
EXPRESSWAYS IN THE COUNTRY
TRY
EXPRE
Yamuna Expressway
Agra Agra-Lucknow Expressway
Lucknow
Etawah Purvanchal Expressway
Purvanchal Expressway
Ghazipur
ALONG WITH IMPROVING
Chitrakoot
CONNECTIVITY,
Bundelkhand Expressway
Bundelkhand Expressway
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WILL BE PROMOTED.
BUNDELKHAND n The 296 km, four-lane
EXPRESSWAY IS EQUIPPED Bundelkhand Expressway has

WITH MODERN FACILITIES been constructed at a cost of
about Rs 14,850 crore. Prime
n On both sides of this expressway, a Minister Narendra Modi laid its foundation stone in
110-metre-wide right-of-way has been February 2020. It can later be expanded to six lanes.
constructed, where solar energy will n The expressway's construction was completed in 28
be available. This expressway also has months, well ahead of the target of 36 months. The
interchanges at 13 points for entry and exit. construction of industrial corridors alongside the
n Four railway overbridges, 19 flyovers, and expressway in the Banda and Jalaun districts has
224 underpasses have been built at strategic also begun.
points along the expressway. Petrol stations 1225 KMS OF OPERATING EXPRESSWAY
and public facilities are being built in four The Purvanchal Expressway, which has changed the
locations. Along with this, service roads for picture of Purvanchal, is the longest expressway in
the locals have been built. the state with a length of 341 km. Agar-Lucknow
n Intensive plantation will be done around the Expressway, 302 kms. Yamuna expressway-165
kms. Delhi-Meerut Expressway-96 kms.
expressway, as well as the establishment Noida-Greater Noida Expressway-25 kms.
of investment parks and factories. The
Bundelkhand Expressway will accelerate EXPRESSWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 1974 KMS
the aspirations of the entire state of Uttar Gorakhpur Link Expressway -91 kms. Ganga Expressway
Pradesh and the entire country. Special 594 Kms. Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway-63 kms.
arrangements have been made to ensure the Ghaziabad-Kanpur Expressway-380 kms. Gorakhpur-
safety of expressway passengers. Siliguri Expressway, 519 kms. Delhi-Saharanpur-
Dehradun Expressway 210 kms Ghazipur-Ballia-
Manjhighat Expressway, 117 kms.
SHIFT IN ATTITUDE TOWARD BIG CITY'S RIGHTS TO MODES OF TRANSPORTATION

There was a time when it was believed that only big cities had the first right to modern means of transport. Be
it Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad or Delhi, who gets everything. But, in the last eight years,
the government's thinking has shifted.Uttar Pradesh is a prime example of this. The Bundelkhand Expressway
connects Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jalaun, Auraiya, and Etawah, whereas the Purvanchal Expressway
connects Lucknow with Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkarnagar, Azamgarh, Mau, and Ghazipur.
Ambedkarnagar, Sant Kabirnagar, and Azamgarh are all connected by the Gorakhpur Link Expressway. Meerut, Hapur,
Bulandshahr, Amroha, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh, and Prayagraj will be linked by
the newly constructed Ganga Expressway.

facilities and cold storage facilities are going to be to new markets. This will also help a lot with the
built here. Defense Corridor being built in Bundelkhand. This
The Bundelkhand Expressway will make it very expressway, in other words, will connect every corner
easy to establish agro-based industries in this area. of Bundelkhand to development, self-employment,
The farm produce will also be easy to transport and new opportunities.
48 New India Samachar August 1-15, 2022