Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway will pass through 11 districts of Bihar
Gorakhpur to Siliguri Expressway will reach Siliguri from Uttar Pradesh via Bihar.
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Gorakhpur to Siliguri Expressway will pass through 11 districts of the state. At present, this expressway has got in-principle approval from the Center to pass through nine districts. This included West Champaran, East Champaran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Supaul, Forbesganj and Kishanganj districts. Now the state government has demanded from the center to take this expressway through two other districts Madhepura and Saharsa. Recently, Road Construction Minister Nitin Naveen has proposed to the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari regarding this. The Union Minister has assured to consider this. At present, its DPR is being prepared and there is a deadline to start construction this year and complete it by 2025.
Expressway will connect three states
According to sources, Gorakhpur to Siliguri Expressway will reach Siliguri from Uttar Pradesh via Bihar. In such a situation, the length of this expressway connecting the three states is about 600 km. Most of it will pass through Bihar in a length of about 416 km. If approval is received from the Central Government through Madhepura and Saharsa districts, then there may be slight changes in its alignment. This will not only make Bihar easy to travel between Uttar Pradesh and Bengal, but it will also open new avenues of trade. The entire part of this expressway will be greenfield. It has also been learned that no old road will be included in the expressway.
The entire part will be greenfield
The entire part of this expressway will be greenfield. There is no plan to include any old road in the expressway. This expressway will also have connectivity with other roads including Gorakhpur-Azamgarh Link Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. In this way it will be easy to travel from Siliguri to major cities of Uttar Pradesh as well as Delhi.
Distance will be reduced to less than 600 km
At present there is no direct road between Gorakhpur to Siliguri. Because of this, it takes a long time to cover the distance from Gorakhpur to Siliguri. The proposed Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway will reduce the distance between the two cities to less than 600 km. This will make transportation easier. Along with this, new avenues of business will also open.