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Vikas Aur Virasat in UP | NATION

Ganga Expressway

A Gateway to New Dreams and Opportunities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Uttar Pradesh on April 28 and 29 stood as a vibrant
symbol of cultural, spiritual, and developmental commitments. Varanasi—counted among
the world’s oldest living cities—is now advancing toward a unique confluence of modern
development and traditional heritage. With this vision of “Vikas Aur Virasat,” PM Modi
offered prayers and performed Darshan at the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, while also
dedicating and laying the foundation stones for development projects worth thousands of
crores of rupees—including the Ganga Expressway.

here was a time when Uttar Pradesh was con- named this expressway after Maa Ganga. This choice
sidered a “backward state”; yet, that very same reflects both a vision for development and a rever-
TUttar Pradesh is today marching forward with ence for heritage.”
the aim of becoming a $1 trillion economy. This is a Prime Minister Narendra Modi often says that his
monumental goal, but UP possesses the inherent ca- government inaugurates projects for which it lays
pacity to achieve it. Significant strides are being made the foundation stone. The Ganga Expressway is an
here—ranging from infrastructure development to example of this. In December 2021, PM Modi laid the
the creation of manufacturing hubs. Major corpora- foundation stone for this expressway in Shahjahan-
tions are coming to the state to invest, a trend that pur. Less than five years later, on April 29, 2026, it was
will accelerate the pace of progress and unlock new inaugurated in Hardoi. While the construction of the
employment opportunities for the youth. In this era Ganga Expressway is complete, work on its extension
of modern advancement, the Ganga Expressway is has also begun. Soon, the Ganga Expressway will
poised to become the new lifeline of Uttar Pradesh’s extend beyond Meerut to Haridwar. For its further
development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi re- utilization, the Farrukhabad Link Expressway will be
marked, “I am delighted that the UP government has constructed, connecting it to other expressways. PM

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