Narendra Modi Narendra Modi to inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway in UP today, witness IAF airshow
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday where he will inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur district at around 1:30 PM.
After the inauguration, Prime Minister will also witness an airshow by the Indian Air Force on the 3.2 km long airstrip constructed on the Expressway in Sultanpur district to enable landing/take-off of Indian Air Force fighter planes in case of emergency, read a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
The Purvanchal Expressway is 341 Km long.
It starts from village Chaudsarai, district Lucknow located on Lucknow-Sultanpur road (NH-731) and ends at village Hydaria located on National Highway No. 31, 18 km east of UP-Bihar border.
The expressway is 6-lane wide which can be expanded to 8-lane in future.
Constructed at an estimated cost of about Rs 22500 crore, the Purvanchal Expressway is going to give a boost to the economic development of eastern part of Uttar Pradesh especially the districts of Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur.
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