Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun

Jalaun (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway, which passes through seven districts of Uttar Pradesh and has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore.

Bundelkhand Expressway!
Awesome & transformational.

This is what 296 kms of cutting edge state-of-the-art infrastructure project looks like!

Will give a major boost to connectivity, economic development & employment generation.#BundelkhandExpressway pic.twitter.com/l1PIZBfvib

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) July 16, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Modi by offering him a local ‘Bundeli’ stole at the inauguration ceremony at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district.

Some more pictures of New India’s #BundelkhandExpressway. pic.twitter.com/xwkEKbP73N

— Satya Kumar Y (సత్యకుమార్ యాదవ్) (@satyakumar_y) July 16, 2022

Modi had laid the foundation stone for the construction of the expressway on February 29, 2020 and it has been completed in about 28 months.

#BundelkhandExpressway Thee expressway will connect to Lucknow Agra expressway in Etawah thus giving a direct connectivity to both Lucknow and national capital Delhi.@pranshumisraa and @AmanKayamHai_ with more details.

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It extends from NH-35 at Gonda village near Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district to near the Kudrail village in Etawah district, where it merges with the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

Bundelkhand Expressway will ensure seamless connectivity and further economic progress in the region. https://t.co/bwQz2ZBGuZ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 16, 2022

The four-lane expressway, which can be later expanded into six lanes, passes through seven districts – Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah.

Besides improving connectivity in the region, the government expects the Bundelkhand Expressway to give a major boost to economic development and create thousands of jobs for the local people.

Work on creating an industrial corridor in Banda and Jalaun districts, next to the Expressway has already been started.

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