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PM Modi to inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway on Nov 16

The Expressway will connect eastern and western Uttar Pradesh.

PM Modi to inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway on Nov 16

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 340-km Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on November 16. The Expressway will connect eastern and western Uttar Pradesh.

Built at a cost of Rs 42,000 crore, the Expressway starts from Chand Sarai village in Lucknow. It will pass through Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau, and Ghazipur.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had launched the construction of the six-lane Purvanchal Expressway from Lucknow to Ghazipur via Azamgarh. The Expressway can be expanded to eight lanes in the future.

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The Yogi Adityanath-led government claims that the Expressway will not only open the way for industrial activities but will also give boost to the development of Purvanchal and provide employment to a large number of people.

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