Rs.53890 Million Development of Vindhya-Purvanchal Spur Link Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.

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A new 117-km access-controlled expressway spur is proposed connecting Ghazipur (Ch 0+000) to the Chunar Junction Point (Ch 117+000) in Uttar Pradesh, passing through Ghazipur, Chandauli and Mirzapur districts. The project involves acquisition of about 1,730 hectares of land (mostly agricultural/private) and is currently at the Terms of Reference stage with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, with baseline environmental data already collected. Around 350 people are expected to be affected/displaced, with construction employment of about 150-360 persons per day envisaged once work begins.

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