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Yogi Adityanath Sets December 2025 Deadline For Completion Of Ganga Expressway Construction
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (File Photo)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure that the construction of the 594 km Ganga Expressway connecting Meerut and Prayagraj is completed by December 2025.
Chairing a high-level review meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Expressway Development Authority (UPEIDA) on Wednesday (28 October), he ordered weekly monitoring of every project's progress and cautioned that no compromise on quality would be tolerated, reported Times of India.
The meeting also reviewed the proposed extensions of the Ganga Expressway, including the Meerut–Haridwar, Noida–Jewar, and Chitrakoot–Rewa Link Expressways, as well as the new Vindhya Expressway and Vindhya–Purvanchal Link Expressway, which will improve connectivity between Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Chandauli, and Sonbhadra.
The Chief Minister instructed that while planning new routes, their alignment should be coordinated with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) network to prevent overlap and ensure an integrated road infrastructure across the state.
In a key directive, the Chief Minister called for skill development centres to be established at all nodes of the Defence Industrial Corridor — Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra, Aligarh, and Chitrakoot to provide technical training and employment opportunities for local youth in defence-related industries.
Emphasising accountability, the Chief Minister said land allocations to investors should automatically lapse if unused for three years.
He directed the creation of a transparent system to monitor land use and provide additional facilities only based on verifiable progress.
The meeting also assessed UPEIDA’s strategy to attract investment in upcoming industrial clusters and logistics parks along expressways, ensuring reliable power and water supply, truck terminals, way stations, and emergency services to support sustainable development across Uttar Pradesh.
