PM Modi to inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway in UP today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway at KarwalKheri in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh around 1:30 PM today. After the inauguration, PM Modi 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 and take-off of Indian Air Force fighter planes in case of emergency. The Prime Minister will also address a public rally after the inauguration.

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 the future. Constructed at an estimated cost of about 22,500 crore rupees, the Purvanchal Expressway is going to give a boost



to the economic development of the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh especially the districts of Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau, and Ghazipur. Prime Minister Modi had laid the foundation stone of this expressway on 14th July 2018 in Azamgarh. He described the occasion as the start of a new chapter in the development journey of Uttar Pradesh.

The journey from Ghaziabad to Ghazipur can now be covered in less than 12 hours which is faster than even Rajdhani express. People of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who are living in Delhi NCR can travel through Yamuna expressway, Agra expressway, and now on Purvanchal expressway to reach their destinations early. The 341 km long expressway will give impetus to the development of the region with the fruits vegetables and other agro products will reach to the market easily.