Agra-Lucknow expressway gets Cabinet’s nod

The project would be undertaken under public-private partnership model,officials said.

A green belt would be developed up to 10.25 metres on both sides of the expressway which would pass through Agra,Firozabad,Etawah,Mainpuri,Kannauj and Hardoi.

The Cabinet also approved a proposal to construct a sports college on 71.25 acres of land at Sefai,the hometown of Akhilesh,in Etawah district.

The sports college,which would impart education from the sixth standard up to intermediate,would have a hostel with capacity of 80 inmates,the officials said.

The college would have various sports facilities,including a cricket ground,they said.

In the first session,70 students would be given admission.