Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district on Tuesday. He said the six-lane expressway will serve as the lifeline of the eastern region and give a big push to economic development of the region and the state. PM Modi landed on the Purvanchal Expressway airstrip in an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel and other leaders were present at the occasion.