Modi inaugurates first phase of Delhi-Meerut Expressway
New Delhi, May 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled in an open jeep on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway after inaugurating its first phase here on Sunday.
The first phase of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway cost Rs 842 crore on building the 9-km stretch of the 14-lane highway. The total cost of the project on completion would be Rs 7,500 crore.
Once the entire project is complete, it will take 60 minutes to travel from Delhi to Meerut.
The Prime Minister's road show commenced from the Nizamuddin Bridge, the start of the about 9 km first leg of the expressway.
The total length of the project is 82 km, of which the first 27.74 kms will have 14 lanes, while the rest will be a six-lane expressway.
After a 6-km travel on the stretch, Modi flew to Baghpat to inaugurate the 135-km Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) Expressway (Eastern Peripheral Expressway), built at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore.
The Eastern Peripheral Expressway will reduce traffic time between Kundli and Palwal in Haryana from over four hours to around 72 minutes.
There are eight solar power plants along the Expressway having a capacity of 4 MW.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
