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Ganga Expressway

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Ganga Expressway

December 16, 2021

“The development of the UP farmers and the rapid growth of traders and entrepreneurs are also dependent on the connectivity here. Be it the Bundelkhand Expressway, the Purvanchal Expressway or the proposed Ganga Expressway, they will not only increase connectivity in UP, but are also going to create many employment opportunities.”[1]

-Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

India has witnessed significant improvements in road infrastructure during the last seven years. Today road transport in India carries 65 per cent of freight and it has more than doubled over the last 20 years. This is despite about 45 per cent lower freight cost of rail on per ton per km basis. In addition to freight, it also caters to 80 per cent of passenger traffic.Good roads bring about overall development in the region as it helps in the success of all developmental activities, be it in the sphere of movement of people or goods, development of agriculture, commerce, education, health and social welfare, or even maintenance of law and order and security.[2]

Considering the trend of massive dependence of trade and commerce on roads, it is crucial to develop high quality and efficient transport infrastructure system in the country and especially in the state of Uttar Pradesh which is the most populous state in India.[3]

Government of India through its umbrella programme - BharatmalaPariyojana is focusing on optimizing the efficiency of movement of goods and people across the country.

Along with the other projects like Purvanchal Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway and Gorakhpur Link Expressway, another project which shall create immense opportunities to the people of Uttar Pradesh by providing safer & faster connectivity is the Ganga Expressway.[4]

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh on December 18, 2021.

The inspiration behind the Ganga Expressway is the vision of the Prime Minister to provide fast paced connectivity across the country.[5]

Ganga Expressway: Key Highlights

The length of the expressway will be 594 km. Uponcompletion, it will become the longest expressway of Uttar Pradesh.
It will be built at a cost of over Rs. 36,200 crore.
Ganga Expressway will start from village Bijoli in district Meerut and will terminate at JudapurDandu village in district Prayagraj.
The expressway will be of 06 lanes (expandable up to 08 lanes) and all the structures will be constructed of 08 lane width.
The expressway will be fully access controlled and designed for a closedtoll system.

It will pass through Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, RaeBareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj.
The project will provide direct high speed connectivity from National Capital Region throughproposed expressway to Meerut and then onwards to Prayagraj.
It will facilitate construction ofall-weather high speed access controlled expressway, which will decongest the increasing trafficon existing road network.
The expressway will decrease travel time of goods and people substantially.
A 3.5 Km long air strip for assisting emergency take-off and landing of Air Force planes will also be constructed on the Expressway in Shahjahanpur.
An industrial corridor is also proposed to be built along the Expressway.
The Expressway will also give a fillip to multiple sectors including industrial development, trade, agriculture, tourism etc. It will provide a big boost to the socio-economic development of the region.
The Ganga expressway will be executed by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority(UPEIDA).