– Six-laning of Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur highway to start from March 2022
– Purvanchal Expressway to be operational in August 2021
The work on six-laning the Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur highway will begin in March 2022, according to a report in the Hindustan newspaper. The operational 4-lane expressway connects the Capital City to Ayodhya and further to Eastern Uttar Pradesh, thereby enabling the smooth movement of people and goods.
The six-laning Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur highway is expected to be completed by February 2024.
The highway starts from Lucknow and passes through Barabanki, Ayodhya, Basti, Gonda, Sant Kabir Nagar and Gorakhpur.
The city of Ayodhya has become extremely important in the development roadmap of Uttar Pradesh, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the temple town should manifest “the finest of our traditions and the best of our developmental transformations.”
Modi described Ayodhya as a city that is etched in the cultural consciousness of every Indian and said the human ethos of this city must be matched by futuristic infrastructure.
Ayodhya is expected to attract millions of tourist
Ayodhya is expected to attract millions of tourists every year, and good connectivity matched with world-class infrastructure will facilitate the growth and development of cities in and around it. Lucknow will occupy the centrestage in this development process with huge scope for real estate, service and manufacturing, agro-processing, warehouses etc.
The Financial Express has also reported that the 341-km Purvanchal Expressway is expected to be flagged off in August 2021.
“The greenfield project will pass through nine of the most backward districts of eastern UP, including Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkarnagar, Azamgarh, Mau, and Ghazipur, providing these predominantly agricultural tracts seamless connectivity to not just the state capital Lucknow, but also the National Capital Region—through the 302 km Agra-Lucknow Expressway and the 165 km Agra-Greater Noida Yamuna Expressway.”
Lucknow is one of North India’s most populous cities
with growing opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship. The city’s population is expected to reach 65 lakh by 2031, with urbanization exceeding 70%. Lucknow contributes 3.85% to the state’s GDP.
