Yogi Adityanath-Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, has instructed concerned departments to speed up land acquisition process for the proposed Ganga Expressway.
Facts about Ganga Expressway
- The Rs. 36,410-crore greenfield expressway will connect Meerut to Prayagraj and foundation stone will be laid in June 2021.
- The 594-km-long six-lane expressway, can be expandable to eight-lane.
- It will start from NH-235, near Shankarpur in Meerut and will end at NH- 330 near Soraon in Prayagraj district.
- The Expressway will pass through 12 districts – Meerut, Bulandshahar, Hapur, Amroha, Sambhal, Badaun, Shahjhanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj.
- It will link other expressways in the state through Lucknow-Agra Expressway, Purvanchal Expressway and Ballia Link Expressway.
- It will also bring down the time taken to travel between Meerut and Prayagraj.
- The design speed of the expressway will be 120 kmph whereas travelling speed will be 100 kmph.
