As per the statement, PM Modi laid down the foundation stone for the construction of the Bundelkhand Expressway on February 29, 2020.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, July 16, and inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. It is a 296-km four-lane expressway that has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore.
According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s OfficeThe work on the expressway has been completed within 28 months. According to the statement, PM Modi will inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway at around 11:30 AM.
As per the statement, PM Modi laid down the foundation stone for the construction of the Bundelkhand Expressway on February 29, 2020.
The 296-kilometer, four-lane expressway costed around Rs 14,850 crore, under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), and can later be expanded up to six lanes as well, the statement read.
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,the statement added.
The PMO further said, along with improving connectivity in the region, the Bundelkhand Expressway will also give a major boost to economic development.
The statement issued by the PMO also informed about, Work on the creation of industrial corridor in Banda and Jalaun districts, next to the expressway, has already been started.
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