Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Narendra Modi) will take a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to land on the Purvanchal highway, when he will reach the 34 kilometers long road. This highway is one of the major infrastructure projects completed in Uttar Pradesh before the elections to be held early next year. The highway will connect the state capital Lucknow with the eastern regions, including Mau, Azamgarh, and Balabanki, and will connect to the major cities of Playagradji and Varanasi. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the preparations for the inauguration plan of Sultanpur on Friday.

He stated that the Purvanchal highway will become the mainstay of the eastern UP economy. The Prime Minister laid the foundation of the highway in July 2018. Adityanath said that although the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has lasted for 19 months, the highway has been completed. After the inauguration plan is over, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will immediately organize an air show. A 3.3 km long section has been developed for the emergency landing of fighter jets near the Sultan Bur area.

The Mirage 2000 and Su-30MKI aircraft of the Indian Air Force will take off and land several times on the emergency runway, watched by Prime Minister Modi and other dignitaries. Although some aircraft will land on the runway constructed near Kurebhar village in Sultanpur district, other aircraft will participate in touch operations. On Friday, the Indian Air Force conducted a rehearsal with senior officials present. This highway is part of the government’s national plan to develop emergency landing facilities for fighter jets.

According to the Uttar Pradesh government, the 341-kilometer Purvanchal highway will start from the village of Chandsarai on the Lucknow-Sultanpur highway. It will pass through Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau, and terminate at Haldariya Village in Ghazipur District.

The six-lane highway will be extended to eight lanes. After opening to the public, the travel time from Lucknow to Gazpur will be reduced from 6 hours to 3.5 hours. The expressway will have 7 main bridges, 7 railway flyovers, 114 small bridges and 271 underground passages. Police cars, bullock carts and ambulances will be deployed for safety and medical emergencies.

News Source : Hindustan Times