LUCKNOW, May 21 -- Land acquisition process for Uttar Pradesh's Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) project has been 96% completed. Around 2,015 hectares have already been purchased and acquired out of the total approved 2,097 hectares for the project, according to a statement issued by the state government media cell on Wednesday.

The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), the nodal agency for the project, is working at an accelerated pace to complete the corridor by November 2025, the statement said, adding chief minister Yogi Adityanath has called the Defence Corridor a key part of UP's industrial development and the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' vision.

Timely completion of the project is expected to boost indu...