The Union Cabinet has approved infrastructure projects worth about 25,000 INR-Crore for Uttar Pradesh. As part of the package, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a 10,998.32 INR-Crore elevated corridor in Varanasi. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will develop the project under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM). The corridor will connect NH-31 with the Varanasi Ring Road along the Varuna river.
The project involves the construction of a 43.2 Km, 6/4-lane elevated access-controlled corridor. It forms a key component of the Varanasi Decongestion Plan. The corridor will connect NH-31, Kashi Railway Station, the Varanasi Ring Road, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi Junction, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Ramnagar Port and the city’s ghats. Moreover, the total project cost stands at 10,998.32 INR-Crore. This includes 4,565.33 INR-Crore for civil construction and 934.91 INR-Crore for land acquisition.
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The Varanasi elevated corridor is expected to reduce travel time between NH-31 and Kashi Railway Station from around 40 minutes to 20 minutes. Additionally, it will improve connectivity to the Chandauli Social Economic Zone and six logistics hubs. The project will also support freight movement, multimodal connectivity and regional economic activity across eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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