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UP Cabinet Approves Mainpuri Highway Upgrade and Ghiror Bypass
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a road project in Mainpuri district.
It will improve State Highway 84, which connects Shikohabad and Bhogaon.
A 31.30-kilometre stretch between Ghiror and Bhogaon will become four lanes wide.
A separate 6.56-kilometre bypass will go around Ghiror.
The whole project covers 37.86 kilometres and is estimated to cost ₹28.67 crore.
The road is often busy, and traffic jams can happen.
The wider road is expected to make journeys smoother.
It should also help farmers take their produce to market and make travel to the district headquarters easier.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved revised administrative and financial clearance for State Highway 84 in Mainpuri district.
The project covers 37.86 km and has a revised cost of ₹28.67 crore.
A 31.30-km stretch from Ghiror to Bhogaon will be widened to four lanes.
The plan also includes a 6.56-km bypass around Ghiror.
The upgrade is intended to ease congestion and improve travel and agricultural transport.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
- What
- Approved revised administrative and financial clearance for a 37.86-km highway upgrade, including a four-lane stretch and a Ghiror bypass.
- Where
- State Highway 84 in Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, between Ghiror and Bhogaon, with a bypass at Ghiror.
- When
- At a Cabinet meeting reported as taking place on Friday, October 9; the year is not stated.
- Why
- To address congestion and improve regional travel and the movement of farmers’ produce to market yards.
Key facts
- Highway
- State Highway No. 84 (Shikohabad-Bhogaon)
- District
- Mainpuri
- Total project length
- 37.86 km
- Four-lane upgrade
- 31.30 km from Ghiror to Bhogaon
- Ghiror bypass
- 6.56 km
- Revised project cost
- ₹28.67 crore
- Cabinet chair
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Sources
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