Tech Digital Duniya: In Uttar Pradesh, a new 700 km long expressway will be built, passing through many cities and villages in 22 districts and connecting with other states.
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Shamli-Gorakhpur Economic Corridor |
The announcement of this project has been made by the Central Minister. For several days, there were speculations about the Gorakhpur-Shamli Expressway, but now Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has made a significant announcement about it.
Highlights:
- This expressway will pass through 22 districts and 37 tehsils of Uttar Pradesh.
- It is proposed to start from Gogawan Jalalpur in Shamli district and extend up to Gorakhpur.
- The Gorakhpur-Shamli Expressway is part of the Punjab North East Corridor.
The Yogi government is going to construct the Gorakhpur-Shamli Greenfield Expressway. This expressway will be 700 kilometers long. The special feature is that it will reduce the distance to Haryana and Punjab as well.
The DPR (Detailed Project Report) for the construction of the expressway is being prepared. The Gorakhpur-Shamli Expressway will pass through 22 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Let's delve into more details...
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The preparations for this expressway project were under speculation for several months. In the meantime, while inaugurating a project worth crores of rupees related to road infrastructure in Lucknow, Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari also announced the construction of this expressway in Uttar Pradesh. This has raised expectations.
Why is this expressway special?
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that by 2024, Uttar Pradesh will receive a gift of projects worth 5 lakh crore rupees. This includes the construction of a 6-lane Greenfield Expressway from Gorakhpur to Siliguri at a cost of 25,000 crore rupees. Similarly, a Greenfield Expressway from Gorakhpur to Shamli, costing 35,000 crore rupees, is also planned, and the tenders for it will be issued soon.
The Shamli-Gorakhpur Economic Corridor will be the third-largest Greenfield Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, passing through 22 districts and 37 tehsils. Notably, the Gorakhpur-Shamli Expressway is part of the Punjab North East Corridor. This expressway will boost road connectivity and commercial activities in the entire region.
The expressway will pass through 22 districts:
Starting from Gogawan Jalalpur in Shamli district, the expressway will pass through Gorakhpur. It will traverse the districts of Ayodhya, Sant Kabir Nagar, Barabanki, Gonda, Basti, Bahraich, Lucknow, Sitapur, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Badaun, Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad, Sambhal, Amroha, Bijnor, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, and Saharanpur.
It will connect with other expressways:
The expressway will be connected to the Delhi-Dehradun Greenfield Expressway at the Butaraada Cross Junction in Shamli. The construction work of the Greenfield Economic Corridor Expressway from Shamli to Ambala in Haryana is already in progress. Furthermore, preparations are being made to connect Gorakhpur to Siliguri as well.
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