Developmental work may give BJP an edge in west UP, say observers

The Delhi-Meerut Expressway is finally ready, awaiting its inauguration. The expressway has decreased travel time between Delhi and Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, which was 3 hours and more while travelling via NH58, to merely 45 minutes. Work on rapid rail is also going on and hopefully, the first phase would be operational by 2023. It would convert into a metro after entering Meerut.

The Delhi-Meerut Expressway and rapid rail would also reduce travelling time from Moradabad, Sambhal, Amroha and other districts to Delhi. Commuters from Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar will also reach Delhi in much less time.

Observers say these and other projects in the western UP region may top the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s development agenda on which it intends to fight the forthcoming assembly elections in the state.