Bundelkhand Expressway: Everything you Should know

On July 16, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra along with the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath and a few others, inaugurated the much awaited Bundelkhand Expressway. It isn’t just any expressway but a catalyst for boosting the economic condition of various underdeveloped areas. Several industries would be set up along the way offering various job opportunities to villagers. As a result, people won’t have to move to cities to earn bread and survive.

Bundelkhand Expressway connects Chitrakoot in the underdeveloped region of Bundelkhand with the Lucknow-Agra Expressway near Etawah. 

With the completion of this project, the real estate sector may also fuel up. How? To know this, you need to keep reading this blog. Also, discover the total cost and status of this project.

Bundelkhand Expressway: A Road to Relief for Many

Bundelkhand Expressway won’t just be an expressway but a catalyst to boosting the economic condition of various underdeveloped areas. Several industries will be set up along the way offering various job opportunities to villagers. As a result, people won’t have to move to cities to earn bread and survive. 

With the completion of this project, the real estate sector may also fuel up. How? To know this, you need to keep reading this blog. Also, discover the total cost and status of this project. 

All about Bundelkhand Expressway

Bundelkhand Expressway is a four-lane wide, 296 km long under-construction access-controlled expressway in Uttar Pradesh, India. Although it’s 4-lane currently, it can be expanded to six. 

The expressway will connect Kudrail village (on Agra-Lucknow Expressway) in Etawah district to Gonda village on NH-35 in Chitrakoot district. 

On 29 February 2020, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India laid down the foundation of this expressway. The project will also aim at improving tourism to Chitrakoot Dham. 

The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, announced the construction of this project in April 2017. The total project value, including the land acquisition cost, amounts to ₹ 14,716 crores. 

The UPEIDA (Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority) has got to lead and develop this project. 

Bundelkhand Expressway Benefits for the State

As discussed in the very beginning, this expressway is going to change the lives of rural people. Besides, it will also help in industrialization, including real estate development. 

Have a look at the list of benefits that the state will get from this expressway: 

• The construction of this project will render a fast and smooth traffic corridor to the Bundelkhand area through the Yamuna and the Agra-Lucknow expressway. 
• The Omnidirectional development of the Bundelkhand will witness reinforcement. 
• As the expressway is access-controlled, there could be control over pollution and a reduction in the consumption of fuel.
• Areas falling under this project will experience social as well as economical development while enhancement in commerce, agriculture, industrial income, and tourism. 
• The industrial corridor will be created to link the various agricultural productive areas, development centers, and manufacturing units established in the areas along the expressway. This will aid in the Omnidirectional development of the area. 
• New opportunities for Teaching and Training institutes, establishments of Industrial Training Institutes, etc. by the expressway.
• Encourage the establishment of the storage, handloom industry, processing units, milk-based industries, and market. 
• Job opportunities galore (with a focus on Make in India products)
• Travel time between Chitrakoot (religious spot) and Delhi will be reduced to six hours. 

Facts about Bundelkhand Expressway

Before we process any further, let us have a quick look at the facts about this greenfield project:

• The expressway will connect some under-developed areas of Uttar Pradesh including Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda, Hamirpur, Auraiya, Jalaun, Orai, Etawah to Central UP and NCR via Agra-Lucknow Expressway and Agra-Greater Noida Expressway.
• The Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority will develop this project.
• The total estimated cost of the project is ₹ 14,000 crore. 
• The development consists of over 3,600 hectares of land. 
• The construction work of this expressway began in October 2019 and is planned to be completed in 30 months from the date of commencement. 
• The project is planned to be completed by March 2022. 
• As per the current statements by Yogi Adityanath, the CM of UP, the project will be inaugurated by the end of 2021. 
• The expressway will reduce the traveling time from Chitrakoot to Delhi by eight hours. Currently, it takes 14 hours to travel via road but after the completion of this expressway, it will only take 6 hours to reach Delhi from Chitrakoot.
• The development is slated to generate about 50,000 new direct and indirect jobs. As a result, this might have a significant impact on the realty markets of the areas alongside. 
• The project will have over 4 Railway Over Bridges, 7 Ramp Plaza, 14 large bridges, 6 Toll Plazas, 266 small bridges, and 18 Fly Overs. 

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Bundelkhand Expressway Toll Rates and Time Taken

As of now, there’s no clarity on the toll rates. However, there’s total clarity on the time. People traveling from Chitrakoot to New Delhi will have to wait for just 6 hours. The current traveling time from New Delhi to Chitrakoot or vice versa is 14 hours. It means that the expressway will reduce more than half the time between these two major cities. 

Route & Map of the Expressway 

The northern terminal of this greenfield project lies at the Agra-Expressway in Etawah District. While its southern terminal lies at Gonda village on NH-35 in Chitrakoot district. 

The expressway will connect and pass through seven districts (north to south) of Uttar Pradesh. Here’s the Bundelkhand Expressway route–

 Etawah > Auraiya > Jalaun > Hamirpur > Mahoba > Banda > Chitrakoot.

Down the route, the expressway will pass through the following rivers: Bagen, Ken, Shyama, Chandawal, Birma, Yamuna, Betwa, and Sengar.

To have a better clarification of the same, have a look at the Bundelkhand Expressway map below:

Timelines & Cost: Bundelkhand Expressway 

The project’s total estimated cost is Rs. 14,716 crores, including the land acquisition cost. 

As far as the timelines are concerned, have a look at the table below:

Bundelkhand Expressway Current Status

Despite the pandemic, the construction of Bundelkhand Expressway has been completed in 28 months instead of the set target of 36 months. The construction was completed in June 2022 and was inaugurated on 16 July 2022 by Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of UP Shri Yogi Adityanath, and Deputy CM Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak. 

Bundelkhand Expressway Current Status

As of 11 October 2021, 73% of the construction is done. The deadline for completion of this project is March 2022 while the main carriageway is most likely to be completed by the end of 2021.

• C&G in Main Carriageway: 100%
• Earthwork in Main Carriageway: 96%
• Structures Completed: 745 (out of 882)

Impact of Expressway on Real Estate 

With the completion of this project, several backward areas of the state such as Hamirpur will transform significantly. Currently, over 95 percent of the population here doesn’t have access to proper road and railway infrastructure. Moreover, it is also presumed that the land rate in the micro-markets might surge up. 

A real estate agent at Shreeram Properties and Construction, Nandkishore said that since the announcement of the Bundelkhand expressway, the land rates in Hamirpur, Agra, and Etawah have gone up by 10 to 15 percent. 

And this doesn’t stop here!

The trend is likely to grow further. The government is planning to institute several restaurants, hotels, petrol pumps, and other commercial projects down the stretch. A bypass at Muskara in Hamirpur which would connect to Kannauj through Yamuna Expressway is also on the cards. 

In total, 50 villages from Uttar Pradesh will benefit themselves with an increase in job and real estate opportunities. Moreover, the tourism industry will also burgeon in cities like Jhansi, Agra, and Chitrakoot. 

Eastern UP that has been deprived of infrastructure for a very long will now become the new investment hub in the state. Moreover, the authority plans to change the overall face of the state with various other road infra projects such as Ganga Expressway and Purvanchal Expressway.

As these weren’t enough, the government has also proposed 10 ring roads in the major cities such as Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Moradabad, and Meerut. 

In short, the Bundelkhand Expressway is going to bring a lot of real estate as well as job opportunities for many. 

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In a Nutshell

The Bundelkhand Expressway is no less than a big opportunity for many. The project will not only reduce the traveling time between Chitrakoot to New Delhi by 8 hours but it will also boost the establishment of various industries. As a result, people in the backward areas of the state will get various job opportunities. Besides, the real estate market will also see a boom as the expressway will need many restaurants, hotels, petrol pumps, etc. down the way. 

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