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The eyes of crores of people of both the states are fixed on the ambitious ‘Amroha-Haridwar Ganga Expressway’ project connecting Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. This expressway will not only make the traffic between Devbhoomi Haridwar and UP extremely easy and fast, but also has the potential to write a new story for the industrial and economic development of Amroha district. An in-principle agreement has been reached between the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand regarding this historic project, paving the way for its construction. However, the project is currently awaiting further momentum amidst its administrative formalities.
What will be the shape of the expressway? Amroha will be 44 km long
The proposed Amroha-Haridwar Ganga Expressway has been brilliantly designed in terms of connectivity:
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Overall Length: Total length of this new expressway 116.85 kilometers Will happen.
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Extension in Amroha: A large part of this route will pass through Amroha district alone, where its length will be around 44 kilometers Will happen.
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Starting point: This expressway will start from Amroha. Mangraula Entry Point It will start from Haridwar, which will touch various districts and end directly at the pilgrimage city of Haridwar.
Picture of 62 villages of 2 tehsils will change, maps submitted to UPEIDA
With the construction of this mega infrastructure project, two major tehsils of Amroha district- Hasanpur and Dhanaura The entire outline of a total of 62 villages is going to change.
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Affected areas: Land acquisition of a total of 62 villages including villages like Mangraula, Paindapur, Luhari Khadar, Soharka of Hasanpur tehsil as well as Attari, Muridpur, Baldana and Vastaura Mafi of Dhanaura tehsil is to be done for this project.
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Administrative Preparation: More than 1,000 farmers will be directly affected by this entire process. Recently the district administration has appointed Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDAFollowing the instructions of UPEDA, the work of digitally scanning the settlement maps of all these affected villages has been completed 100% and made available to UPEDA.
Why will this expressway prove to be a boon? Land prices will increase and doors of employment will open.
This expressway is being considered a great medium of economic prosperity for local residents, traders and farmers. Since the announcement of the project, there has been a huge surge in the demand for land and circle rates in the area.
In the future, there is a strong possibility of opening big industries, logistics parks, warehouses, big hotels, restaurants and commercial establishments like petrol pumps on both sides of this 116 km long route. Haridwar is a global tourist destination, hence due to fast connectivity directly to Amroha, this entire area will become a new hub of business activities, which will create thousands of new employment opportunities for the local youth.
What is the current situation? Waiting for government guidelines
District Land Acquisition Officer regarding the current tortoise pace of the project Pushkarnath Chaudhary Has clarified the situation. He told that the ‘map scanning’ and initial paper formalities have been completed by the district administration and sent to the government. At present, new guidelines or final detailed instructions are yet to be received from the government level regarding fixing the rates of land acquisition and distribution of compensation. As soon as the green signal and budget guidelines are received from Lucknow Headquarters (Government), the district administration will immediately hold talks with the farmers and start further statutory action for land acquisition and civil construction of the expressway.
