Highlight
- Bundelkhand Expressway is a 296 km long highway in Uttar Pradesh
- Expressway will connect 7 major cities of the state
- Inauguration will take place under high security cover in UP’s Jalaun
Bundelkhand Expressway inaugurated Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the state-of-the-art newly constructed Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, July 16. The construction of the expressway has been completed 8 months ahead of schedule and will connect major districts of the state.
PM Modi wrote on Twitter, “Tomorrow is a special day for my sisters and brothers of Bundelkhand region. Bundelkhand Expressway will be inaugurated at an event in Jalaun district. This project will boost local economy and connectivity.”
“The state-of-the-art Bundelkhand Expressway passes through 7 districts. This will greatly benefit the local economy. There will be great industrial development in the region and this will bring more opportunities for the local youth,” tweeted the Prime Minister.
PM Modi also shared some pictures of the newly constructed expressway. to keep track.
Bundelkhand Expressway launch: UP’s Jaluan ready for PM Modi’s visit
Elaborate arrangements are being made for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Saturday on the eve of the launch, under which an area of about five kilometers from the venue has been cordoned off.
The foundation of the expressway was laid by PM Modi in 2020
Modi had laid the foundation stone for a four-lane expressway connecting Chitrakoot with the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in February 2020.
The project took 28 months to complete.
“The government is committed to enhance connectivity across the country, a key feature of which is to work towards improving road infrastructure,” an official statement issued here said.
Bundelkhand Expressway 296 km Highway
The 296-km, four-lane expressway, constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), is likely to be expanded to six lanes later.
Bundelkhand Expressway will connect major cities of UP
It extends from National Highway (NH)-35 at Gonda village near Bharatkup in Chitrakoot district to near Kudrail village in Etawah district, where it merges. Agra Lucknow express wayIt passes through seven districts, viz. Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah,
big boost to the economy
Along with improving connectivity in the region, the Bundelkhand Expressway will also boost economic development, resulting in the creation of thousands of jobs for the local people.
The work of making industrial corridors in Banda and Jalaun districts next to the expressway has started.
An area of about 5 km from the launch will be under high security cover
Jalaun SP Ravi Kumar said that to ensure proper security during the PM’s program, about five km area of the venue has been cordoned off and the administration has asked all the security personnel to remain stationed at their respective deployment points. asked for. In view of PM’s program
An art gallery is also being set up showing Mahoba Fort, Jalaun’s Jagmanpur Fort and Defense Corridor. He said that apart from RAF (Rapid Action Force) and PAC (Provincial Armed Forces) policemen have been deployed in the area.
Intensive checking campaign is being conducted in all the hotels and restaurants of the district headquarter Orai. Bomb disposal squad has also been deployed.
To take the beneficiaries of various government schemes to the public meeting places, roadways buses have been made available at the municipal and nagar panchayat headquarters of the district.
The SP said that apart from this, buses will also be made available at the development block and village level to take the beneficiaries from rural areas to the meeting place.
Bundeli artists of Bundelkhand will showcase their art in the ceremony.
,With inputs from PTI,
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