PM Modi inaugurates Bundelkhand Expressway in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh and said it will boost the local economy and connectivity. Addressing the gathering in Jalaun district, PM Modi said that  with this expressway, there will be an industrial boom in the region. “If two things- law & order situation & connectivity were to be corrected, I knew this would become a state that can fight against all odds. We improved both. Law & order situation is improving, so is connectivity,” the prime minister said.

Attacking the previous governments, PM Modi said, it took 40 years for the completion of Saryu canal project. The Gorakhpur Fertiliser Plant was shut for 30 years. The Arjun Dam project was completed in 12 years. The Amethi Rifle Factory just had a sign board. The rail coach factory in Rae Bareli just managed to paint the coaches. But now, infrastructure is being developed on a serious note in UP. Uttar Pradesh has left behind several states and has undergone a transformation in terms of image, the prime minister said.  Modi asked the UP chief minister to develop a tourism circuit near the expressway. “There are several forts near the expressway. In Europe, there is a tourism industry for the forts situated there. I would like to ask Yogi ji's government to develop a magnificent tourism circuit for the tourists to visit these forts,” he said.

The 296 km long Bundelkhand express way, which stretches between Chitrakoot and Etawah, has been completed eight months ahead of schedule. Tthe expressway starts near Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district and merges with the Agra-Lucknow expressway near Kudrail village in Etawah district. It covers the seven districts of Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Aurraiya and Etawah. While laying the foundation stone in February 2020, Prime Minister Modi had said that the project "will create thousands of jobs and connect the common people with facilities available in bigger cities".