New Delhi, May 27: India’s first and smart green expressway built at an estimated Rs. 11, 000 crore rupees, the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The 135-km-long Eastern Peripheral Expressway which has been built over the period of 17 months originates at Kundli and ends at Palwal.
The PM will also inaugurate the Delhi-Meerut Expressway today. He will travel in an open jeep on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and later fly to Baghpat to inaugurate the EPE.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to today inaugurate the 16-lane NH 24 highway.The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Kundli-Palwal highway. At 12 pm he will hold a public rally in UP’s Baghpat (file pic) pic.twitter.com/X4PCybQQYn
— ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2018
According to the statement issued by the Haryana Government, the construction of Kundli-Palwal expressway would relieve traffic congestion from Delhi. “It is the country’s first Axis Control Highway and the vehicles would have to pay toll equivalent to their travel,” it said. The arrangement of rainwater harvesting has been done on both sides of the expressway.
“Solar energy too has been used. A replica of 36 monuments like India Gate, Gateway of India, Ashoka Stambha, showcasing the art and culture of the country has been established. A digital art gallery would present the glorious construction story of the KGB expressway,” the release further stated.
There are 18 displays in the gallery. In this gallery, all the information from the beginning of the construction work and completion of the expressway through digital medium are present. The gallery would also have a group picture of a complete team involved in the construction of the expressway with the Prime Minister, the release said.
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