Lucknow, Apr 14 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s impending visit to Saharanpur and his inauguration of Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor a historic moment of development.
In a post on X in Hindi, Adityanath said, “Today the land of Saharanpur is going to witness a historic moment of development, trust and connectivity. Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji will today dedicate to the nation the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor connecting Delhi-Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand, built at a cost of Rs 12,000 crore.”
The chief minister termed the highway not just a road project, but a bridge to the new pace, new connectivity and new possibilities of ‘New India’.
“This new route between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will reduce travel time, accelerate industrial activities and establish new dimensions of tourism,” he said.
On Tuesday, Modi will inaugurate the Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor, which will cut the travel time between the two cities to less than half. He will also undertake a review of the wildlife passage on the elevated section of the high-speed expressway in Saharanpur.
The 213-kilometre six-lane access-controlled corridor has been built at a cost of over Rs 12,000 crore.
The corridor traverses through the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, and will reduce travel time between Delhi and Dehradun from over six hours at present to around two and a half hours, according to an official statement.
Modi will first pray at Maa Daat Kali Temple near Dehradun, a gesture which many consider significant coming as it does just ahead of West Bengal Assembly Polls.
Thereafter, he will inaugurate the Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor at a public function in Dehradun and will also address a gathering, the statement said.
