Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway before holding a roadshow in an open jeep in the Capital on Sunday.
Modi travelled 6km in an open jeep on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, built at a cost of Rs 841 crore. After the roadshow, the Prime Minister is scheduled to fly to Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh for dedicating the 135-km-long Eastern Peripheral Expressway, built at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore, to the nation.
Here are the Live updates:
12:55pm: PM Modi inaugurates the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in Bhagpat.
12:50pm: Union minister Nitin Gadkari says the inauguration of EPE is a “golden day” in India’s history of development.
We are trying to transform dreams of PM into reality by constructing Expressway like Eastern Peripheral, Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Gadkari says, adding that EPE will reduce 27% pollution of Delhi.
Delhi- Saharanpur Expressway will be now National Highway and it will be extended to Dehradun.
12:30pm: Yogi Adityanath addresses the rally in Baghpat as the crowd cheers. The Uttar Pradesh chief minister hails the government’s role in developing the road and transport infrastructure in the state. “On the occasion of the inauguration of Eastern Peripheral Expressway, I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of the people of Uttar Pradesh.”
12:20pm: PM Modi will shortly address a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhagpat. UP governor Ram Naik, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Haryana chief minister ML Khattar are also present.
11:45am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits digital gallery and 3D model exhibition on making of Eastern Peripheral Expressway, in Haryana’s Kundli.
The state-of-the-art expressway will have automated challans for over-speeding, as cameras will capture speed of vehicles. Besides, it will have provisions of tolling only for the distance travelled.
10:50am: Here’s a video of PM Modi’s roadshow on the Delhi-Meerut expressway, which was constructed in 17 months:
10:25am: PM Modi’s roadshow begins as crowds gather to see him.
10:20am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the first phase of Delhi-Meerut Expressway. Union minister Nitin Gadkari is also present at the ceremony, reports ANI.
9:50am: PM Modi’s will inaugurate the Delhi-Meerut Expressway shortly.
Eastern Peripheral Expressway
EPA will connect Sonipat to Palwal through Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar and Faridabad while serving as a bypass for vehicles entering Delhi. It was built at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore and is India’s first highway to be lit by solar power besides provisions of rain water harvesting. The highway will also showcase 36 national monuments and 40 fountains, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said, adding the construction was completed in a record 500 days.
The project had earlier faced resistance from farmers over land and other issues.
Delhi-Meerut Expressway
The Delhi-Meerut Expressway will also allow commuters to travel from the national capital to Meerut in 45 minutes. The first phase of the six-lane expressway starts from the Nizamuddin Bridge in Delhi till the Uttar Pradesh border.
Built at a cost of Rs 841 crore, the expressway also has vertical gardens with solar system on the Yamuna Bridge.
The Yamuna Bridge on the expressway will be the first in the world that have host vertical gardens with solar power system and drip irrigation. It also has a cycle track and a 1.5-metre footpaths for pedestrians on both sides.
Source:HT
