Modi inaugurates Bundelkhand Expressway
Work on the creation of industrial corridor in Banda and Jalaun districts has already been started next to the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway which was completed within 28 months, an indication of the work culture of New India where projects are delivered on time, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The four-lane expressway, built for about Rs.14,850 crores under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), can later be expanded up to six lanes as well.
Having laid the foundation stone on 29 Feb 2020, the Prime Minister inaugurated Bundelkhand Expressway on 16 July 2022 at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh.
It extends from NH-35 at Gonda village near Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district to near Kudrail village in Etawah district, where it merges with the Agra-Lucknow expressway.
The Expressway passes through seven districts, viz. Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah.
Along with improving connectivity in the region, the Bundelkhand Expressway will also give a major boost to economic development, resulting in the creation of thousands of jobs for the local people.
Work on the creation of industrial corridor in Banda and Jalaun districts, next to the Expressway, has already been started, he said.
Regarding improving air connectivity in the state, the Prime Minister said work is going on in Jewar, NOIDA, for a new airport, adding that new airports terminals came up in Prayagraj.
Kushinagar got new airport and many more cities are being connected with air travel facilities, he said.
“This will give a push to tourism and other development opportunities.”
Modi remarked about the change of pace and said that doubling of railway line increased to 200-km from 50-km per year. fiinews.com
