MEERUT, Feb. 20 -- In the budget presented for the financial year 2025-26, the state government has allocated Rs.50 crore for extending the Ganga Expressway to Haridwar and Rs.223 crore for the Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut. The announcements were made by finance minister Suresh Kumar Khanna in the legislative assembly on Thursday.

The Ganga Expressway, a 594 km-long six-lane corridor from Meerut to Prayagraj, is being developed for Rs.36,200 crore. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2021, the project has achieved 80% completion, according to the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). The expressway is expected to become operational by August 2025, reducing Meerut-Prayagraj ...