Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Purvanchal Expressway at KarwalKheri in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. After the inauguration, Mr Modi also witnessed an Airshow by the Indian Air Force on the 3.2 km long airstrip constructed on the Expressway in Sultanpur district to enable landing and take-off of Indian Air Force fighter planes in case of emergency. Now we take you live to the Prime Minister’s address at the event.
On this occasion PM Modi tweeted “Seamless connectivity and greater comfort. The Purvanchal Expressway will transform Eastern UP and further economic progress across this region.”
The Purvanchal Expressway is 341 Km long. It starts from village Chaudsarai, district Lucknow located on Lucknow-Sultanpur road (NH-731) and ends at village Hydaria located on National Highway No. 31, eighteen km east of UP-Bihar border.
