GANGA EXPRESSWAY – A TRANSFORMATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

Ganga Expressway is an under-construction, 999 km (621 mi) long, 6-lane (expandable to 8 lanes), greenfield expressway along the GANGES RIVER connecting eastern and western boundaries of Uttar Pradesh state in India.

It constitutes two phases, almost-completed PHASE-1 MEERUT -PRAYAGRAJ 594 KM (369 mi) long, and under-construction PHASE 2 (455 km (283 mi) extension entailing SPUR-1UPPER GANGES CANAL EXPRESSWAY 110 km from Buland Shahr -Meerut to Haridwar route in the west and SPUR -2 314 KM PRAYAGRAJ -BALLIA EXPRESSWAY route in the east.

2007: CONCEPTION In 2007, Ganga Expressway was initially proposed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati as Greater Noida – Ballia Expressway, but remained stalled.

2019: PROJECT REVIVAL In 2019 the project was revived by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who allocated the first installation of budget of ₹2,000 crores for the construction of Phase-1 in 2020. Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) is the government agency responsible for the project.

GANGA INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR Area along the Ganga Expressway is being developed as the industrial corridor. New Industries are coming up around Meerut, Baduan, Kanpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj. and there are government plans to setup the pharma parks, textile parks, IT parks along the Ganga Expressway.

• Meerut, in 2023, Uttar Pradesh government acquired the land to set up an industrial city in Meerut, adjacent to entry and exit points of the expressway.
• Kanpur, after the completion of both phases, will serve as a major node for economic and industrial activity, as it will be the central point of the expressway, with many projects planned in the Agra Lucknow Expressway and Awadh Expressway region.

Sections of Ganga Expressway have bene constructed to operate as the airstrip for the Indian Military. Indian Air Force fighter jets and transport aircraft conducted landing and take-off drills on 2 May 2025 from a 3.5 km (2.2 mi)-long emergency landing facility on the Expressway near Shahjahanpur with several types of aircraft which included Su – 30MKI, Mirage 2000, MIG 29, Jaguar, Hercules, An -32, and the Mi – 17V5 helicopter.

PHASE-1: MEERUT-PRAYAGRAJ The Ganga Expressway project, first proposed in 2007, was revived and officially relaunched by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 29 January 2019. Planned to run broadly parallel to the Ganga River while maintaining a 10 km distance to meet environmental norms, the expressway is being executed in phases, with the 594 km Phase-1 connecting Meerut to Prayagraj.

By 2020, ₹2,000 crore was allocated for construction, and land acquisition accelerated through 2021, reaching over 90% by August that year. The project received environmental clearance in November 2021, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on 18 December 2021. Contracts were awarded to Adani Enterprises and IRB Infrastructure, and physical construction began in April 2022.

By late 2023, major groundwork—including clearing, grubbing, and initial earthworks—was largely completed, and the Uttar Pradesh government also announced an industrial city near Meerut, adjacent to the expressway.

As of March 2026, Phase-1 had achieved 100% earthwork, 100% GSB, 100% WMM, 100% DBM in Main Carriageway, and 1,498 of 1,498 structures completed, with overall progress at about 96%. Only remaining work is related to finishing of public convenience plazas, guard rails, petrol pumps and service roads.

As per official sources the Ganga Expressway will be operational by June 2026.

PHASE 2 Phase-2 includes two spur routes. Spur-1 (Meerut–Haridwar) received a ₹50 crore budget allocation in February 2025 for pre-construction activities. Spur-2 (Prayagraj–Ballia) remains in pre-construction, with surveys completed by UPEIDA in 2024 and preparatory work ongoing as of August 2025.

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