In Pictures: PM Modi inaugurates 594-km Ganga Expressway in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, a mega infrastructure project connecting Meerut to Prayagraj (Source: Photo by PTI)

The PM inaugurated the expressway with the touch of a button in presence of Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, among others (Source: Photo by PTI)

The high-speed corridor is expected to boost connectivity across Uttar Pradesh and help attract industrial investment, logistics, and agricultural marketing (Source: Photo by PTI)

The Ganga Expressway will help develop industrial and logistical hubs in 27 regions (Source: Photo by PTI)

Yogi Adityanath said that 18,000 acres have been acquired from over one lakh farmers for the development of the Ganga Expressway project (Source: Photo by PTI)

He added that industrial clusters and logistical hubs along the Ganga Expressway are being developed across around 7,000 acres as part of the broader infrastructure push in Uttar Pradesh (Source: Photo by PTI)

According to officials, the six-lane corridor under the Ganga Expressway includes advanced safety features such as an airstrip near Shahjahanpur, CCTV surveillance and an Intelligent Traffic Management System. (Source: Photo by PTI)

After the inauguration, Narendra Modi said the Ganga Expressway would be extended beyond Meerut to reach Haridwar and would be further strengthened through the proposed Farrukhabad Link Expressway (Source: Photo by PTI)

He added that the expressway would be integrated with other major expressways, stating that it reflected the vision of the double-engine government and the speed and working style of the BJP-led government (Source: Photo by PTI)