Noida: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 594-kum Ganga Expressway, a mega infrastructure project connects Meerut to Prayagraj. This is one of the Uttar Pradesh's longest expressways and moreover one of India's biggest greenfield road projects. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Uttar Pradesh BJP President Pankaj Choudhary also attended the event. The high-speed corridor is expected to significantly uplift connectivity wideness Uttar Pradesh.
What are the facilities?
Built at a total forfeit of virtually Rs 36,230 crore, the Ganga Expressway is expected to significantly reduce travel time between Meerut and Prayagraj from the current 10-12 hours to approximately 6 hours.
The new six-lane access-controlled corridor, which is moreover expandable to right lanes, will link Meerut to Prayagraj wideness 12 districts. This high-speed expressway has a diamond speed of 120 km per hour.
The corridor runs through Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Ganga Expressway in Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh
The Ganga Expressway in Hardoi district. The Ganga Expressway is a 594-kilometre-long, 6-lane (expandable to 8 lanes), access-controlled greenfield high-speed corridor, built… pic.twitter.com/aU1KpcqMgD
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2026What did PM Modi say?
Before the inauguration, Prime Minister Modi moreover planted a sapling in Hardoi.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi plants a sapling superiority of inaugurating the 594-km-long access-controlled Greenfield Ganga Expressway in Hardoi
Built at a total forfeit of virtually 36,230 crore, the Ganga Expressway to significantly reduce travel time between… pic.twitter.com/93SUynpHsN
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2026In his address, PM Modi said it was a new lifeline for Uttar Pradesh and moreover talked well-nigh the Bengal Assembly elections, saying, "Today is moreover an important day in the triumph of democracy. The second phase of voting is currently underway in Bengal, and reports indicate a strong voter turnout."
PM Modi said that naming the expressway without Mother Ganga is a humbling experience. During the inauguration, he said, "I salute this land of Lord Narasimha. Mother Ganga flows through this land a few kilometers from here, showering her blessings, which is why this unshortened zone is significant. I believe that this expressway souvenir to Uttar Pradesh is moreover a manna from Mother Ganga."
