Along with improving the connectivity of the state by constructing new expressways, the Yogi Adityanath government is also working on developing them as industrial corridors by establishing industrial centres along these expressways with an estimated budget of more than Rs 7000 crore.
In this regard, on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has identified sites for industrial centres. According to the plan, UPEIDA will establish industrial centres along five expressways in the state. These include the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Purvanchal Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway, Gorakhpur Link Expressway and Ganga Expressway.
UPEIDA presented details of the identified industrial corridors along these five expressways to the chief minister in a high-level meeting on Saturday. According to this, 11 sites have been chosen for industrial corridors along the Ganga Expressway, which connects a total of 12 districts in the state, with a total area of 1522 hectare. The estimated expenditure on this is around Rs 2,300 crore.
Similarly, six sites have been identified along the Bundelkhand Expressway connecting seven districts. The proposed area for this is 1,884 hectares, with an estimated expenditure of more than Rs 1,500 crore.
Similarly, five sites have been selected in 10 districts connected to the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. The total area for this is 532 hectare and the estimated expenditure for its development is around Rs 650 crore. Meanwhile, five places have been identified for the industrial corridor on the Purvanchal Expressway connecting nine districts, the proposed area of which is 1,586 hectares and the estimated expenditure is likely to be Rs 2,300 crore.
The fifth and final expressway is the Gorakhpur Link Expressway. For this, two sites have been chosen in four districts for industrial centres, with a total area of 345 hectare and an estimated expenditure of Rs 320 crore.
In total, more than 30 sites have been identified along these five expressways, with a total area exceeding 5,800 hectare.
All 108 villages associated with the identified 30 sites by UPEIDA have been notified by the state government. Additionally, Rs 200 crore has been released to the respective six district magistrates for land purchase. Moreover, an order has also been issued to release Rs 1,500 crore on the lines of Bundelkhand Industrial Authority for purchasing land. Determining the rates for purchasing land at the district level is currently underway.
It is noteworthy that Uttar Pradesh is the state with the highest number of expressways in the country. Currently Purvanchal Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway, Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Meerut-Delhi Expressway and Yamuna Expressway are operational in the state.
Additionally, construction is progressing rapidly on Gorakhpur Link Expressway, Ballia Link Expressway, Ganga Expressway, Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway, Ghaziabad-Kanpur Expressway, and Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway.
Similar to the development activities along the Yamuna Expressway, where industrial centres are being established through various commercial and residential schemes, including Noida International Airport, Film City, Toy Park, and Logistics Park, similar activities are anticipated along the other expressways.
