PM Modi Inaugurates Purvanchal Expressway In UP After Landing On Its Airstrip In IAF Plane

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 341-km Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh after landing on the highway airstrip in an IAF C-130 Hercules plane.

Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath received the prime minister at the airstrip.

During the inauguration, PM Modi said the country's security is as important as its prosperity. "In a short while from now, we will see that how Purvanchal Expressway has now become one more power for the Indian Air Force in cases of emergency. Our fighter plane will land on the expressway shortly," he said.

Accusing the previous governments of neglecting UP's development, PM Modi said, "Previous UP govt only cared about their family wealth. They also tried to undermine defence infrastructure projects. As Pradhan Sevak, it was my duty to transform UP."

Those having any doubt on capabilities of UP and its people should come to Sultanpur today. "Such a modern expressway has now come up at the place where it was just a piece of land 3-4 years back," said the PM.

The 3.2-km airstrip has been constructed on the expressway to facilitate emergency landing of fighter aircraft.

The 341-km expressway links state capital Lucknow with Ghazipur and has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 22,500 crore.

From the airstrip venue, the prime minister will witness an air show by different aircraft.