Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, a mega infrastructure project connecting Meerut to Prayagraj.
The PM reached Hardoi district around noon and inaugurated the expressway with the touch of a button in presence of Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, among others.
The high-speed corridor is expected to significantly boost connectivity across Uttar Pradesh, while giving impetus to industrial investment, logistics, agricultural marketing and regional balance.
Adityanath, in a post on X, said the state’s development journey would gain new momentum with the inauguration of the expressway from Hardoi.
He described the six-lane (expandable to eight) expressway as a “lifeline” connecting villages, farmers, entrepreneurs and youth, and said, “it would play a key role in accelerating development and bridging distances”.
Union Minister and BJP’s Uttar Pradesh president Pankaj Chaudhary said it is of the longest express