PM Modi lays foundation stone of Bundelkhand Expressway

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid foundation stone of 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway in Chitrakoot by pressing a button.

To be built at a cost of Rs 14,849 crore, expressway will pass through Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur and Jalaun districts.

expressway will be supplementing des of Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor anunced by Central government in February 2018.

This expressway will link Bundelkhand to national capital Delhi through Agra-Luckw Expressway and Yamuna Expressway as well as play a vital role in development of region.