Uttarakhand OKs Ganga Expressway Extension from Meerut to Haridwar

Two neighbouring states in India, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, are working together on a new super-fast road.

The road is called the Ganga Expressway.

Expressways are very long highways where vehicles can drive fast without stopping at traffic lights.

Part of this expressway is already being built between two cities, Meerut and Prayagraj.

Now the two states agreed to make the road longer, all the way to the holy city of Haridwar.

Once the new part is finished, travel between Prayagraj and Haridwar will take only seven to eight hours.

Many pilgrims visit Haridwar, and the road will help them reach the Char Dham Yatra.

The government says the expressway will also create jobs and help businesses grow.

It will make it easier to move goods, which helps trade.

The whole road passes through 12 districts in Uttar Pradesh.