Ganga Expressway: Cost, Status and Completion Date
Ganga Expressway or National Expressway X (NE X) is a partially opened 594 km (369 mi) long, 6-lane (expandable to 8 lanes), greenfield National Expressway along the Ganga River connecting eastern and western boundaries of Uttar Pradesh state in India. It constitutes two phases, the completed Phase-1 Meerut - Prayagraj 594 km (369 mi) long, 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. In 2007, Ganga Expressway was initially proposed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM), Mayawati as Greater Noida – Ballia Expressway, but remained stalled.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Status | Phase 1 Opened |
| Built by | 1,049 km (652 mi) |
| Length | - |
| Completion | 29 April 2026 –present |
| Location | Uttar Pradesh , Uttarakhand |
| Cost | In 2019 the project was revived by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath , who allocated the first installation of budget of ₹2,000 crores for the construction of Phase-1 in 2020. |
Cost and funding
- In 2019 the project was revived by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath , who allocated the first installation of budget of ₹2,000 crores for the construction of Phase-1 in 2020.
- The total expected project cost in 2021 was ₹ 37,350 crores , including the land acquisition cost of around ₹ 9,500 crores.
- In 2019, the land acquisition commenced and progressed regularly, which was mostly completed by 2021 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.
- By 2020, ₹2,000 crore was allocated for construction, and land acquisition accelerated through 2021, reaching over 90% by August that year.
- Spur-1 (Meerut–Haridwar) received a ₹50 crore budget allocation in February 2025 for pre-construction activities.
Source: Wikipedia article on the project. Wikipedia is written by volunteers and cites official and news sources; check the linked page and the executing agency for the latest figures.
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