PM to lay foundation for Delhi- Dehradun corridor project on Sat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of the ambitious Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor (from Eastern Peripheral Expressway Junction to Dehradun) project on Saturday during his visit to Dehradun.

Official sources said besides the Expressway, the PM will inaugurate and dedicate projects worth Rs 18,000 crore in the run-up to Uttarakhand assembly polls. .

The corridor will have seven major interchanges for connectivity to Haridwar, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Yamunagar, Baghpat,

Meerut and Baraut. It will also have Asia’s largest wildlife elevated corridor (12 km) for unrestricted movement of animals, according to the PMO release.

A 340-m tunnel near Dat Kaali temple, Dehradun, will also help reduce impact on wildlife, the Government said.