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Developing Uttar Pradesh Nation

Direct benefit to 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh

This six-lane expressway will be built at a cost of over
Rs 36,200 crore. Starting from near Bijauli village
of Meerut, this expressway will extend to Judapur NEW ROADMAP
Dandu village of Prayagraj. In the future, it could be FOR ECONOMIC
converted to 8-lane.
The expressway will connect 12 districts and 519 Meerut DEVELOPMENT
villages of Uttar Pradesh. The maximum speed
limit for vehicles has been fixed at 120 kmph. It will Amroha Badaun
pass through Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha,
Sambhal, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Farrukhabad Hardoi
Bareli, Pratapgarh, and Prayagraj. Once completed, it
will become the longest expressway in Uttar Pradesh Kannauj Lucknow
connecting the western and eastern parts of the Rae Bareli
state. Pratapgarh
A 3.5 km long runway will also be built on this Prayagraj
expressway at Shahjahanpur to assist in emergency
take-off and landing of Air Force aircraft. An industrial
corridor is also proposed to be built on the sides of
this expressway. Cost
With the construction of the Ganga Expressway
project, along with the social and economic ` Ganga Expressway will connect
development of the nearby areas, agriculture, Crore 12 districts and 519 villages
commerce, tourism, and industry-related activities
will get a boost. This expressway will serve as an Meerut 15 km Shahjahanpur 40 km
industrial corridor connecting several production Hapur 33 km Hardoi 99 km
units, development centers, and agricultural
production areas with the State Capital. Bulandshahr 11 km Unnao 105 km
This expressway will boost the establishment of Amroha 26 km Rae Bareli 77 km
handloom industries, food processing units, cold Sambhal 39 km Pratapgarh 41 km
storage, warehousing houses, and milk-based
industries, etc. Badaun 92 km Prayagraj 16 km

country's largest state, he said,"Uttar Pradesh not only bring eastern and western UP closer, but
is equally big in terms of population as well as in a way, it will also reduce the travel time from
area, from one end to the other. This Ganga Delhi to Bihar. When time is saved, convenience
Expressway, connecting 12 districts of UP, will increases, resources are used properly, and

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