PM Modi inaugurates 341-km Purvanchal Expressway in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Purvanchal Expressway at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

For the all-round development of the country, the balanced development of the country is equally important. Some areas marching ahead in the race of development and some areas lagging decades behind isn't right for any country: PM inaugurates Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur pic.twitter.com/VEKqNhaQdV — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 16, 2021

The 341-km Purvanchal Expressway starts from Chaudsarai village, Lucknow district, located on the Lucknow-Sultanpur road (NH-731), and ends at Hydaria village located on National Highway 31, 18 km east of the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border. Also read | Delhi adds 2,569 dengue cases over a week, total tally crosses 5,000; highest since 2016 The key feature of the Expressway is the 3.2-km airstrip to enable landing and take-off of Indian Air Force fighter planes in case of emergency. Here's how people reacted on Koo:

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Karwal Kheri on C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft to inaugurate the 341 Km long Purvanchal Expressway, shortly

(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/dxQzlC476G — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 16, 2021

The expressway is six-lane wide, which can be expanded to eight-lane in the future. Constructed at an estimated cost of about Rs 22,500 crore, Purvanchal Expressway is set to give a boost to the economic development of the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, especially the districts of Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur.

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This is 340 Km, 6 lane #PurvanchalExpressway This is how your taxes are been used to develop world class infrastructure by the Govt.

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- Avinash K S?? (@avinash_ks007) 16 Nov 2021

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#purvanchalexpressway public jaye to uska nhi dikhate news pe kashi me a ake road dekho aj modi ji chale gye to koi nai bat ho gai kya ??

- shailendra singh (@shailendra_singh_) 16 Nov 2021

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "When I laid the foundation stone of Purvanchal Expressway three years ago, I had never thought that I will land here on an aircraft one day." UP's new network of expressways Besides Purvanchal, at least three more expressways, besides the proposed defence corridor and already operational Agra-Lucknow and Yamuna expressways, are in various stages of completion in UP. All you need to know about Purvanchal Expressway Purvanchal Expressway will allow commuters to drive from Delhi to the far east corner of Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar in a little over 10 hours. Also read | Taking to Instagram, Esha Deol sets fitness goals for fans It is a six-lane expressway that can be expanded to eight lanes in future. It starts from Chandsarai village in Lucknow and ends at Haidaria village located on National Highway 31 in Ghazipur (18 km from UP-Bihar border). -PTC News