Slamming the BJP government over the Bundelkhand Expressway project, the Samajwadi Party chief shared a video footage of an unfinished roadside on Saturday, and said "not developing it till Chitrakoot indicates a lack of vision."
Taking to Twitter, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "The buzz of the opening of the half-completed Bundelkhand Expressway demonstrates that its design has also stayed consistent, except that the BJP administration, although being close to the Defense Corridor, did not build an airstrip like the Agra-Lucknow Expressway created during the SP regime."
"If two things- law & order situation & connectivity were to be corrected, I knew this would become a state that can fight against all odds. We improved both. Law & order situation is improving, so is connectivity," he further said.
Bundelkhand Expressway
The foundation stone of the Expressway was laid by PM in February, 2020 and the work on the expressway has been completed within record 28 months.
The four-lane expressway has been constructed under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), and can later be expanded upto six lanes as well.
It extends from NH-35 at Gonda village near Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district to near Kudrail village in Etawah district, where it merges with the Agra-Lucknow expressway. It passes through seven districts, viz. Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah.
Along with improving connectivity in the region, the Bundelkhand Expressway will also give a major boost to economic development, resulting in the creation of thousands of jobs for the local people, Government of India said in an official statement.
It also said that the work on the creation of industrial corridor in Banda and Jalaun districts, next to the Expressway, has already been started.