PM Modi to inaugurate Purvanchal Express, grand air show on the anvil
New Delhi, Nov 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Uttar Pradesh on today and inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur district at around 1:30 PM.
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"Tomorrow is a special day for Uttar Pradesh's growth trajectory. At 1:30PM, the Purvanchal Expressway will be inaugurated. This project brings with it multiple benefits for UP's economic and social progress," PM Modi tweeted.
PM Modi is scheduled to land at the modified airstrip via the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft on Tuesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also land at the same airstrip.
After the launch, the Prime Minister will witness an airshow by the Indian Air Force on the 3.2 kilometre airstrip constructed on the expressway in Sultanpur district. The airstrip will enable landing and take-off of IAF fighter planes in case of emergency.
The Purvanchal Expressway is 341 Km long. It starts from village Chaudsarai, district Lucknow located on Lucknow-Sultanpur road (NH-731) and ends at village Hydaria located on National Highway No. 31, 18 km east of UP-Bihar border. The expressway is 6-lane wide which can be expanded to 8-lane in future.
Constructed at an estimated cost of about Rs 22500 crore, the Purvanchal Expressway is going to give a boost to the economic development of eastern part of Uttar Pradesh especially the districts of Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur.
The area around the programme venue in Sultanpur has been decorated in saffron colour while the airstrip and the divider has also been festooned. Heavy security arrangements have been made for the event.
According
to
the
district
administration,
the
fighter
aircraft
will
perform
touch-and-go
operation
on
the
expressway.
Sukhoi,
Mirage,
Rafale,
and
AN-32
aircraft
will
be
participating
in
the
air
show,
it
said.
In
July
2018,
PM
Modi
laid
the
foundation
of
the
Purvanchal
Expressway
in
Azamgarh.