With eye on LS polls, UP to launch projects worth Rs 340 bn in Bundelkhand

With poll dates drawing nearer, the Adityanath government is burning the midnight oil to complete the necessary groundwork for laying their foundation

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference on completion of four years of Narendra Modi government at the Centre, at the party office in Lucknow on Saturday | Photo: PTI

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow

Last Updated : Nov 12 2018 | 9:40 PM IST

Before the bugle is sounded for Lok Sabha polls 2019, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking reelection against a united Opposition, the Yogi Adityanath government will lay the foundation of mega-infrastructure projects totalling Rs 340 billion in the Bundelkhand region.

These projects are the Bundelkhand Expressway and Bundelkhand Defence Corridor, with respective investment profiles of almost Rs 140 billion and Rs 200 billion, including land costs.

With poll dates drawing nearer, the Adityanath government is burning the midnight oil to complete the necessary groundwork for laying their foundation before the election model code of conduct comes into force. After reviewing