PM Modi inaugurates 594-km Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, praises overall development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) 594-km-long Ganga Expressway in Hardoi, describing it as the identity of a “New Uttar Pradesh,” which would emerge as a new lifeline for the State’s connectivity and employment. Hailing the development of the State, Mr. Modi added, “in Uttar Pradesh today, not only are expressways being built, but the overall development is progressing at an even faster pace”.

“Uttar Pradesh has received the gift of this expressway with the blessings of Maa Ganga. The Expressway is the identity of a New Uttar Pradesh; the Ganga Expressway is not merely a road project, but the foundation of Uttar Pradesh’s economic, social, and industrial transformation, in which development is moving ahead even faster than the speed of the expressway itself. People can now reach the Sangam in a few hours and visit Kashi for darshan,” said the Prime Minister. Inaugurating the project built at an approximate cost of ₹36,230 crore, he said the six-lane access-controlled expressway was likely to significantly reduce travel time, making the journey from Meerut to Prayagraj possible in about six hours. The expressway would begin from Meerut and pass through Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Raebareli and Pratapgarh before culminating in Prayagraj.