SBI-led consortium to give Rs 150-bn loan to 350 km Purvanchal Expressway

Yogi's first mega infra project estimated to cost Rs 200 billion

A consortium led by top lender State Bank of India (SBI) will extend a credit line of Rs 150 billion to Yogi Adityanath government’s first mega infrastructure project, Purvanchal Expressway.

The proposed 350 km expressway would traverse nine districts in Uttar Pradesh viz. Lucknow, Barabanki, Faizabad, Ambedkarnagar, Amethi, Sultanpur, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur. The total cost of the project is estimated