Ganga Expressway

Ganga Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
Length594 km (369 mi)
ExistedDecember 2024 (expected)[1]–present
Major junctions
West endBijauli village, Meerut district
East endJudapur Dandu village, Prayagraj district
Section 1
Major intersectionsMeerut, Kanpur and Prayagraj
Section 2
Major intersectionsHaridwar, Varanasi and Ballia
Location
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
Major citiesMeerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Budaun, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Kanpur, Raebareli, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ballia
Highway system
State Highways in Uttar Pradesh

Ganga Expressway is an under-construction, 999 km (621 mi) long, 6-lane (expandable to 8 lanes), greenfield expressway along the Ganges River connecting eastern and western boundaries of Uttar Pradesh state in India.[2][3] It constitutes two phases, almost-completed Phase-1 Meerut-Prayagraj 594 km (369 mi) long,[4] and under-construction Phase-2 (455 km (283 mi) extension entailing Spur-1 Upper Ganges Canal Expressway 110 km from Bulandshahr-Meerut to Haridwar route in the west and Spur-2 314 km Prayagraj-Ballia Expressway route in the east.[5][6]

History

2007: Conception

In 2007, Ganga Expressway was initially proposed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM), Mayawati as Greater Noida–Ballia Expressway,[2][3] but remained stalled.[7][8]

2019: Project revival

In 2019 the project was revived by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,[7][8] who allocated the first installation of budget of ₹2,000 crores for the construction of Phase-1 in 2020. Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) is the government agency responsible for the project.[9][10]

2019-2026: Phase-1 construction

The total expected project cost in 2021 was ₹37,350 crores, including the land acquisition cost of around ₹9,500 crores.[11][12] In 2019, the land acquisition commenced and progressed regularly,[13][14][15][16] which was mostly completed by 2021[17] In 2021 the environmental clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change was obtained and Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved ₹36,230 crore budget to build the expressway.[18][19][20] On 18 December 2021, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone in Shahjahanpur,[21][22][23] the construction work started in April 2022.[24]

UPEIDA divided the Phase-1 construction work into 12 packages to be constructed on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) Model.[25][26] The list of Phase-1 contractors is as follows:

Package No. From To Length in km Contractor
1. Bijauli (Meerut) Chandner (Hapur) 48.9 IRB Infrastructure[27]
2. Chandner (Hapur) Mirzapur Dungal (Amroha) 30.0
3. Mirzapur Dungal (Amroha) Nagla Baraha (Budaun) 50.7
4. Nagla Baraha (Budaun) Binawar (Budaun) 52.1 Adani Enterprises[28]
5. Binawar (Budaun) Dari Gulau (Shahjahanpur) 46.7
6. Dari Gulau (Shahjahanpur) Ubariya Khurd (Hardoi) 52.9
7. Ubariya Khurd (Hardoi) Iksai (Hardoi) 52.4
8. Iksai (Hardoi) Raiya Mao (Unnao) 50.2
9. Raiya Mao (Unnao) Sarson (Unnao) 53.1
10. Sarson (Unnao) Terukha (Raebareli) 51.8
11. Terukha (Raebareli) Naudhiya (Pratapgarh) 52.0
12. Naudhiya (Pratapgarh) Judapur Dandu (Prayagraj) 53.0

2025 onwards: Phase-2 construction

Phase-2 was approved in January 2025, paving the way for preparation of pre-construction DPR (Detailed Project Report).[5]

Route

Phase-1

Main route

The 594 km long Ganga Expressway Phase-1 alignment, from west to east, is as follows:

  • Bulandshahr district[26]
    • Hingwara, Upper Ganga Canal Expressway begins here.
    • Siana village, via the Siyana-Rukhalu bridge the expressway crosses from west to the east side of Ganga river.
  • Amroha district (Jyotiba Phule Nagar District )[26]
    • Rukhalu village, via the Siyana-Rukhalu bridge the expressway crosses from west to the east side of Ganga river.

Spurs

Phase-1 Interchanges

The types of interchanges are listed west to east:

Legends: NH is National Highways, SH is State Highways, MDR is Major District Road, and ODR is Other District Road.

  • Delhi–Meerut Expressway, dummy interchange (direct connectivity)
  • NH-334 Meerut – Hapur, Trumpet interchange.
  • NH-24 Hapur–Garhmukteshwar, Diamond interchange.
  • SH-65 Bulandshahr–Garhmukteshwar, Diamond interchange.
  • MDR-162W Hasanpur-Anupshahar, Diamond interchange.
  • ODR Anupshahr–Moradabad, Diamond interchange.
  • NH-509 Babrala–Chandausi, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • SH-125 Chandausi–Budaun, Diamond interchange.
  • SH-33 Budaun–Bareilly Double Trumpet interchange.
  • SH-29 Farukkhabad–Shahjahanpur, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • SH-138 Farukkhabad–Shahbad, Diamond interchange.
  • SH-21 Kannauj– Hardoi, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • Agra–Lucknow Expressway, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • NH-27 Kanpur–Lucknow, Diamond interchange.
  • NH-31 Lalganj–Raebareli, Double Trumpet interchange.
  • NH-30 Raebareli–Unchahar, Double Trumpet interchange.

Phase-2

Main route

The Phase-2, of 453 km length, includes the following extensions.[5] Please help expand the exact alignment with important towns and intersections with NH, SH, and expressways along the way.

Meerut-Haridwar: Upper Ganges Canal Expressway

Upper Ganges Canal Expressway (Spur-1 or Hapur Expressway or Bulandshahr-Meerut-Haridwar Expressway): The Government of Uttar Pradesh decided to extend the expressway 110 km northwest i.e. Meerut to Haridwar.[5] At Haridwar it will connect to the Char Dham Highway and Char Dham Railway.[30]

Prayagraj-Ballia

Prayagraj-Ballia Expressway (Spur-2): 314 eastward extension from Prayagraj to Ballia via Varanasi.[5][30]

Spurs

Please help expand this by listing additional spurs off the two planned extensions (Meerut-Haridwar and Prayagraj-Ballia):

Phase-2 interchanges

Listed west to east (please help expand the partial list):

  • Prayagraj-Ballia section:

Economic use

Ganga Industrial corridor

Area along the Ganga Expressway is being developed as the industrial corridor. New Industries are coming up around Meerut, Baduan, Kanpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj.[31] and there are government plans to setup the pharma parks, textile parks, IT parks along the Ganga Expressway.[32][33]

  • Meerut, In 2023, Uttar Pradesh government acquired the land to set up an industrial city in Meerut, adjacent to entry and exit points of the expressway.[33]
  • Kanpur, after the completion of both phases, will serve as a major node for economic and industrial activity, as it will be the central point of the expressway, with many projects planned in the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and Awadh Expressway region.[34]

Military airstrip

Sections of Ganga Expressway have bene constructed to operate as the airstip for the Indian Military. Indian Air Force fighter jets and transport aircraft conducted landing and take-off drills on 2 May 2025 from a 3.5 km (2.2 mi)-long Emergency Landing Facility on the Expressway near Shahjahanpur with several types of aircraft which included Su-30MKI, Mirage 2000, MiG-29, Jaguar, C-130J Super Hercules, An-32, and the Mi-17 V5 helicopter.[35][36][37]

Current status

Phase-1: Meerut-Prayagraj

Phase-2 Spur-1 Meerut-Hariwar

  • February 2025:  Rs 50 crore allocated in fy2025-26 UP Government Budget for pre-construction preparations.[39][40]

Phase-2 Spur-2 Prayagraj-Ballia

  • August 2025:  Pre-construction preparations are on, UPEIDA has completed the initial survey in 2024.

See also

References

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