[8][9] The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, led by Yogi Adityanath met at Prayagraj, the venue of the Kumbh Mela, and cleared the decks to construct Ganga Expressway on 29 January 2019.
It will pass through 12 cities of Uttar Pradesh namely (from west to east), Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Raebareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj.
The Government of Uttar Pradesh decided to extend the project on either ends i.e. Meerut to Haridwar (Spur-1) and Prayagraj to Ballia (Spur-2) via Varanasi.
[citation needed] The project aims to construct a 1,047 km access-controlled 8-lane wide expressway running along the Ganga river.
The order instructed that the state and the concessionaire complete a full environmental study and obtain permission from the Government before embarking on the construction.
Both were awarded the agreement to build and Operate the Expressway on DBFOT basis with tolling rights for a period of 30 years.
Ashok Agarwal, national president, Indian Industries Association (IIA), said “We have also received queries related to the allotment of land along the Ganga Expressway from investors.