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Highway of Development

Ganga Expressway set to
uplift farmers, expand jobs
₹36,230 crore Ganga Expressway in
Hardoi district, inaugurated

n This 594-kilometer-long, 6-lane expressway can be
expanded to 8 lanes.
n The expressway passes through 12 districts:
Meerut, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Amroha, Sambhal,
Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Raebareli,
Pratapgarh, and Prayagraj.
n An integrated manufacturing and logistics corridor
will be developed across an area of approximately
2,635 hectares within these 12 districts.
Scan the QR code
to watch the Prime n Farmers will gain direct access to urban and export
Minister’s event markets and will receive better prices for their produce.
n New economic opportunities to create both direct
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
and indirect employment opportunities across the
entire region.
Modi stated that this expressway is not just n With the commissioning of the expressway, the
a high-speed road; it is a gateway to new current travel time between Meerut and Prayagraj
possibilities, new dreams, and new oppor- will be reduced from 10–12 hours to approx 6 hours.
tunities. n A 3.5-kilometer-long emergency landing facility
The Ganga Expressway not only connects (airstrip) has been constructed on this expressway
one end of Uttar Pradesh to the other, but it in the Shahjahanpur district.
will also bring the immense potential of the
NCR closer. Not only will vehicles run on the
Ganga Expressway, but new industrial op- Laying the Foundation Stone for over
portunities will also emerge along its banks. 112 Projects worth ₹5,300 Crore
To this end, industrial corridors are being n 13 sewerage and water supply hospital and the construction
developed in other districts like Hardoi. schemes under AMRUT 2.0. of a 100-bed ICU block.
This will bring new industries to all 12 dis- n A 500-bed multi-specialty n Includes the development
tricts, including Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, and hospital at the Shri Shiv of tourism facilities at major
Unnao. Clusters in various sectors, such as Prasad Gupta Divisional ghats, including Assi Ghat,
District Hospital.
pharmaceuticals and textiles, will develop. Dashashwamedh Ghat, and
n Construction of market Namo Ghat. Foundation Stone
complexes and offices at of the Municipal Corporation
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Bhojuveer and Sigra, along Office Building, Government
Uttar Pradesh’s industrial development is with the renovation of ponds. Children's Shelter Home, and
also becoming India’s strategic strength. n Reconstruction of a 198-bed Juvenile Justice Board.
One of the country’s two defense corridors
is located in UP. Major defense companies 30 rural Redevelopment Inauguration
drinking
of the Sowa
of Chandravati
are setting up factories here. Missiles like Inauguration water Ghat; tourism Rigpa Building
the BrahMos, recognized globally, are being of Community schemes development of and Hospital
manufactured in Uttar Pradesh. MSMEs are Projects under the the Sarangnath at the Central
supplying the small parts required for the Jal Jeevan Temple near University of
Mission. Sarnath. Tibetan Studies.
manufacture of defense equipment. n

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