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Nation Development

DISTANCE FROM

DELHI TO DEVBHOOMI WILL NOW BE ONLY

TWO AND A HALF HOURS

In the Amrit Kaal, the country has caught the pace of progress, which will not stop but will
move forward with more faith and determination. World-class transport infrastructure has
been given priority with a special vision to build a new India by 2022. To further give impetus
to this Vikas Yatra, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the 210 km long economic
corridor between Delhi and Dehradun, which will reduce the travel time by half and will give a
new direction to the progress of Uttarakhand.

here was a time when the people living world-class infrastructure project will reduce the
on the hills only dreamed of joining the distance from Delhi to Dehradun which will now
Tmainstream of development and many take only a travel time of two and a half hours. For
generations awaited it for decades. But when the this, a corridor is being constructed at a cost of
determination is strong then the road ahead for Rs 12,000 crore, which will pass through Asia's
development becomes easier. With this strong longest wildlife corridor. The length of the Delhi-
resolve, the central government is taking steps to Dehradun Economic Corridor is 210 km, which
ensure that resources and the young demography will pass through the districts of North East Delhi,
of mountains are best utilized for their progress. Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar,
Making life easier for the people living in the Saharanpur, and Dehradun. The project is expected
mountains is one of the top priorities of the to be completed by December 2023.
country because they are not only the stronghold This economic corridor from Delhi's
of Indian culture and faith but also the fortress of Akshardham to Dehradun will encourage
the country's security. With this thinking, Prime tourism and the development of the state of
Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone Uttarakhand. A 51 km link road from this corridor
of many development projects including the Delhi- will also connect Haridwar, which will be built
Dehradun Expressway on 4th December. This at a cost of Rs 2095 crore. The first section

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