World's longest expressway in UP? Cabinet approves construction of Ganga Expressway
New Delhi: In a Cabinet meeting during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved the construction of the Ganga Expressway. UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that this will be the longest expressway in the world. The expressway will be constructed for better connectivity of Allahabad with western districts of UP.
Yogi Adityanath told the reporters after the meeting that the Cabinet gave its approval for the construction of 600 km long Ganga Expressway. The expressway will start from Meerut and will pass through Amroha, Bulandshahr, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Kannauj, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh before reaching Allahabad. The land required for the project is estimated to be around 6,556 hectares.
Talking about the expressway project he said, "This will be world's longest expressway, approximately 600 km, it will take 6,556 hectares of land, it will cost approximately Rs 36,000 crore."
The highway will be access-controlled will be a four-lane expandable to six lanes. Adityanath further said that the cost of this project is estimated to be around Rs 36,000 crores. The CM further announced that Bundelkhand Expressway will be developed and Maharshi Valmiki Ashram And Maharshi Bhardwaj Ashram will be beautified in the coming months.
Worth mentioning here is that the cabinet has also decided to exempted URI movie from state GST. He said, "There is a movie on the surgical strikes 'Uri'. The cabinet has decided to exempt it from state GST. This film will install a feeling of nationalism in the youth and the citizens of the country."