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BREAKING: PM Narendra Modi's C-130J Super Hercules lands on Purvanchal Expressway - See pics

PM Modi landed on the 3.2-km-long airstrip to inaugurate the Purvanchal Expressway. 

PM Modi lands on Purvanchal Expressway

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PM Modi lands on Purvanchal Expressway

PM Modi landed on the Purvanchal Expressway on IAF's C-130J Super Hercules.

PM Narendra Modi on Purvanchal Expressway's airstrip

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PM Narendra Modi on Purvanchal Expressway's airstrip

PM Narendra Modi can be seen getting down from the Super Hercules on Purvanchal Expressway's airstrip.

PM Narendra Modi on Purvanchal Expressway

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PM Narendra Modi on Purvanchal Expressway

Prime Minister Modi on the Purvanchal Expressway.

PM Modi's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft

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PM Modi's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft

The Prime Minister arrived in a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft.

Purvanchal Expressway is 341-kilometre long

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Purvanchal Expressway is 341-kilometre long

The Purvanchal Expressway is 341-kilometre long and will connect Lucknow with Ghazipur. It is now the longest operational expressway of India, overtaking Agra-Lucknow Expressway, which is 302-km long.

'Dream project' of Yogi Adityanath

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'Dream project' of Yogi Adityanath

The Expressway is said to be the 'dream project' of the state government and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. It is also considered a big "gift" of the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2022 UP Assembly elections.

Purvanchal Expressway passes through nine districts

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Purvanchal Expressway passes through nine districts

Starting from village Chand Sarai on Lucknow-Sultanpur Road (NH-731) in Lucknow, the Purvanchal Expressway passes through nine districts namely Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur - before ending at village Haidariya on National Highway No 19 in Ghazipur, just 18 kilometres from the UP-Bihar border.

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