Uttar Pradesh State PCS

• 06 Nov 2021

Purvanchal Expressway

Why in News

• On November 5, 2021, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during his visit to Azamgarh was told that Purvanchal Expressway would be inaugurated this month.

Key Points

• Purvanchal Expressway is an under construction 6-lane expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which will connect Ghazipur city with the state capital Lucknow.
• It is being developed by the Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority.
• It will pass through 9 districts of Uttar Pradesh- Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur. The expressway will be linked with the Varanasi-Gorakhpur highway through a separate link road.
• Apart from this, the Chief Minister said that on November 13, Home Minister Amit Shah would lay the foundation stone of a state university to be built in Azamgarh district.