PM Modi Inaugurates 341 KM-long Purvanchal Expressway In UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 16 inaugurated the 341 kilometre-long Purvanchal Expressway at Karwal Kheri in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur. He arrived at the venue in a c-130 Hercules plane which landed at the 3.2 km long airstrip built on the expressway. During the ceremony, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel was also present. The 6-lane expressway starts from Lucknow's Chaudsarai village and ends on NH 31.