This Article is From Nov 16, 2021

Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration: PM Modi Inaugurates Purvanchal Expressway

Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration Updates: Prime Minister Modi is expected to land at 1.30 pm after which he will go for a public rally.

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Purvanchal Expressway LIVE Updates: PM Modi will inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.

New Delhi/ Lucknow:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ride an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules today for the inauguration of the 340-km long Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Modi is expected to land at 1.30 pm after which he will go for a public rally. Around an hour later, he will witness a Mirage 2000 landing on the 3.2 km airstrip and a servicing demo. An AN-32 transport aircraft will land troops on the airstrip. This will be followed by a flypast by three Kiran Mk2s, flanked by 2 Sukhoi 30 jets.

Trial runs of the landing and an air show were in full swing. Videos on social media showed aircraft landing rehearsals on the expressway. A clip of a dry-run on Sunday showed a Mirage 2000, an AN-32 turboprop and a Sukhoi-30 landing on the highway about 100 km from state capital Lucknow.

Here are updates on Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration:

Nov 16, 2021 13:52 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi lands in Air Force plane on Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, will launch highway shortly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon landed on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh in an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. He will launch the 340-km highway, built at the cost of Rs 22,500 crores, shortly.
Nov 16, 2021 13:37 (IST)
Watch: PM In Air Force Plane Lands On UP Expressway To Be Launched Shortly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's C-130J Super Hercules lands at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur district; he will inaugurate the 341 Km long Purvanchal Expressway shortly.
Nov 16, 2021 13:31 (IST)
PM Modi Reaches Karwal Kheri In Sultanpur District
Nov 16, 2021 13:21 (IST)
Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration LIVE Updates
Nov 16, 2021 13:09 (IST)
Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration LIVE Updates
In the run-up to the big event, videos on social media captured the trial runs in Sultanpur for PM Modi's visit. A clip of a dry-run on Sunday showed a Mirage 2000, an AN-32 turboprop, and a Sukhoi-30 landing on the highway, about 100 km from state capital Lucknow.
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Nov 16, 2021 12:41 (IST)
Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration LIVE Updates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ride an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft today as he inaugurates the highway in Sultanpur, which, Chief Minister Yogi Adtyanath says, "will become the backbone of the state economy".
Nov 16, 2021 12:33 (IST)
Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration LIVE: PM To Launch UP Highway Today
Ahead of the big launch of the 340-km long Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the opposition has claimed 2,000 government buses have been diverted to fetch crowds to the event.
Nov 16, 2021 12:12 (IST)
Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration LIVE: PM Modi Tweeted, "Tomorrow Is A Special Day For Uttar Pradesh's Growth Trajectory"
Nov 16, 2021 11:37 (IST)
Purvanchal Expressway Inauguration: All About PM Modi's Air Force's C-130J Landing In UP Today Amid Big Preps
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will land today on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh in the Indian Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules as he inaugurates the 340-km long expressway.



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