Projects to help in development of leather, glass and bangle industries
Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 821 km of National Highways worth Rs.26,778 crore in Uttar Pradesh which will help in development of leather, glass and bangle industries in Kanpur and surrounding areas as well as facilitate investment and industrial development in the state.
He inaugurated and laid foundation stones in Kanpur for 8 National Highway projects worth Rs.14,199 crore, in Lucknow for 16 National Highway projects worth Rs.7,409 crore and in Shringverpur Dham, Prayagraj, for 4 National Highway projects worth Rs.5,169 crore.
On 6 Jan, Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for Rs,12,981 crore 572-km of National Highway (NH) projects in Kaushambi, Ayodhya and Basti.
In Kaushambi, he inaugurated and laid foundation Stone of 6 NH Projects worth Rs 2659 crore, laid foundation stone of 6 NH Projects worth Rs 8,698 crore in Ayodhya and inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 3 NH Projects worth Rs.1,624 crore in Basti.
With the construction of Lucknow Ring Road travelling will become convenient and with construction of Lucknow-Kanpur Greenfield Expressway, reaching Lucknow airport from Kanpur will take less time.
It will also be connected to Lucknow-Agra Expressway, which will reduce the distance to Delhi. With the construction of this expressway, one and a half hours will be saved in traveling from Lucknow to Kanpur.
With the construction of Agra-Etawah bypass, the travel time from Agra to Etawah will be reduced by one hour, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on 5 Jan 2022.
Construction of ROB at Kanpur’s Jhakarkati bus station will give relief from traffic jams coming from Prayagraj, Delhi side.
With these projects important pilgrimage sites like Prayagraj Chitrakoot and Shrangverpur Dham will be connected with the construction of Shri Ram Van Gaman Marg. fiinews.com
