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Delhi-Dehradun Expressway | INFRA
Project Highlights Welfare Schemes for Ex-Servicemen
12,000 Approx. ₹1.25 Lakh Crore Disbursed
under the ‘One Rank,
One Pension’ scheme.
crore + Rupees have been spent to develop the 36% 70
213-kilometre-long, six-lane, access-controlled Over
Delhi–Dehradun economic corridor.
Increase in the years of age, arrangements
2.5 hours are now enough to budget for ex- medicines are available for
healthcare scheme
for home delivery of
reach Dehradun; earlier it
ex-servicemen.
servicemen.
used to take 6 hours.
Education grants for children have been doubled.
n The corridor features eight animal crossings,
two 200-metre-long elephant underpasses, and a n Marriage assistance for daughters has been
370-metre-long tunnel near the Kali Temple. increased from ₹50,000 to ₹100,000.
n To ensure seamless, high-speed connectivity, 10
interchanges, three Railway Over-bridges (ROBs),
four major bridges, and 12 roadside public
amenities have been constructed.
Our mountains... these forest regions...
these treasures of the ‘Devbhoomi’
Scan the QR code to view the
Prime Minister’s full programme (Land of Gods)... these are truly sacred
places. It is the duty of us all to keep such
places clean and tidy. The piles of plastic
bottles and garbage harm the sanctity of
Devbhoomi. Therefore, it is crucial that
we keep the places of Devbhoomi, our
pilgrimage sites, clean and beautiful.
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
stood at less than ₹2 lakh crore per year before 2014, speed. He observed that the corridor, which passes
it has now grown more than sixfold to over ₹12 lakh through Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Baraut, Shamli, and
crore annually. “Infrastructure projects worth more Saharanpur, is poised to revitalise these cities in
than ₹2.25 lakh crore are currently underway in Ut- Uttar Pradesh as well. “This is not just a road; it
tarakhand alone,” affirmed Shri Modi. opens new avenues for trade, industry, warehous-
Enumerating recent developments in the Del- ing, and logistics across the entire region,” asserted
hi-Western UP-Uttarakhand region, the Prime PM Modi. He noted that Dehradun, Haridwar,
Minister noted the expansion of Delhi Metro, the Rishikesh, Mussoorie and the Char Dham circuit will
launch of Metro services in Meerut, the inaugura- all be more accessible. He added that Uttarakhand
tion of the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Rail, and is increasingly becoming a premier destination for
the commencement of the Noida International winter tourism, winter sports and destination wed-
Airport and MRO facility. PM Modi emphasised that dings. He remarked, ‘When tourism grows, every-
farmers and animal herders will also benefit as one benefits: hotels, dhabas, taxis, home stays – the
their produce reaches larger markets with greater entire local economy gets a boost.’ n
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