Current Summary
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Friday that the Centre has approved extending the Ganga Expressway to Haridwar. Speaking at a tribute ceremony for Uttarakhand statehood movement martyrs in Muzaffarnagar, Dhami said he had raised the request with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Prime Minister, and that approval has now been granted. The Ganga Expressway currently connects Meerut to Lucknow and Prayagraj, cutting travel time to around 5-6 hours; Dhami said work on the Meerut section of the new extension is already progressing. He noted Haridwar is the true origin point of the Ganga and that the expressway project would have felt incomplete without a link to the city.
What We Know
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the Centre has approved extending the Ganga Expressway to Haridwar.
- The expressway currently connects Meerut to Lucknow and Prayagraj, cutting travel time to 5-6 hours.
- Dhami said he raised the request with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Prime Minister.
- Work on the Meerut section of the extension is already underway, according to Dhami.
What Is Still Unclear
- The exact route, length and cost of the Haridwar extension.
- A construction timeline or expected completion date.
What Changed
- 2 Oct, 01:01 pmSignal detected: Ganga Expressway to Extend to Haridwar, Centre Approves Plan
Background
The Ganga Expressway is being built to connect Meerut with Prayagraj along the Ganga, and the project had not originally included a direct link to Haridwar despite the city being the river's point of entry into the plains.