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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 594 km long Ganga Expressway. Ganga Expressway will go from Meerut to Prayagraj, which will pass through 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh and will help in changing the picture of the industry of these districts. Let us tell you that till now it used to take 11 hours to travel from Meerut to Prayagraj by road, but through Ganga Expressway this time will be reduced to 6 hours. Let us know how 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh will benefit from Ganga Expressway.
Meerut is a big industrial city, where sports goods, clothes and leather products are manufactured. Earlier its main market was Delhi, but now through the expressway the goods will easily reach Bulandshahr, Shahjahanpur, Lucknow and Prayagraj. This will increase business and create new employment opportunities.
Integrated Manufacturing and Logistics Cluster (IMLC) will be built in Hapur. This will provide the facility of production, storage and supply at one place, which will make business easier.
Industrial corridor will be built in 120 hectares in Bulandshahr. With this, local youth will get jobs in their own district and the need to go to Delhi-Ghaziabad will be reduced.
Sugarcane and mango are cultivated more in Amroha. Expressway will speed up transportation and farmers will get big markets like Delhi, Meerut and Lucknow.
There are many religious places in Sambhal including Kalki Vishnu Temple. With the construction of the expressway, it will become easier for devotees to reach here and tourism will increase.
The expressway is passing through three tehsils of Badaun, Bisauli, Bilsi and Dataganj. Biogas plants, food processing units and cold storage are being built here, which will accelerate development.
An airstrip has been built on the expressway in Shahjahanpur, where fighter jets have landed. Defense production and cargo facilities can also be developed here in future.
In Hardoi, land prices have increased by 3 times and new hotels, dhabas and petrol pumps are opening. With the construction of an industrial corridor in Unnao, both industry and employment will increase.
Amla and mango of Pratapgarh will now easily reach big markets like Delhi. The expressway will end in Prayagraj, which will boost both industry and tourism here. Overall, trade, industry, agriculture and tourism will all benefit from the Ganga Expressway. Due to better connectivity, time will be saved, costs will be reduced and new employment opportunities will be created for millions of people.
Santosh Aggarwal, Executive Director and CFO, Alpha Corp Development Limited, said about the Ganga Expressway, the inauguration of the Ganga Expressway is an important achievement in the infrastructure development of Uttar Pradesh. An estimated investment of about ₹36,000 crore has been made on this approximately 594 km long corridor, which will be able to reduce the travel time between Meerut and Prayagraj to about 56 hours. This expressway passing through 12 districts will open new development opportunities in many emerging micro-markets.
Historically, such large-scale connectivity has driven real estate development, increasing both end-user demand and capital values. Additionally, Meerut is expected to witness a massive uptick in residential and commercial activity, positioning it as a major 'satellite hub' within the state's expanding economic landscape. Overall, this expressway is set to reshape the real estate landscape of the state and firmly place the region on the national investment map.
Sharing his views, Manish Mathur, CEO-Cranes, ACE (Action Construction Equipment Limited) said, “The scale of the Ganga Expressway reflects India's ambition for next generation road infrastructure, with a focus on speed, efficiency and technology integration.
