Proposed 111km Upper Ganga Canal road project gets finance committee approval

In a major development which will pave the way for development of an additional canal road from Ghaziabad to Haridwar over a distance of about 111km, the Uttar Pradesh government’s expenditure and finance committee has given approval to the project, which is pegged at ₹628 crore. The officials of the public works department (PWD) said the proposal will be taken to the Uttar Pradesh cabinet for final approval.

The two-lane canal road is proposed from Haridwar to Ghaziabad on the right-side bank of the Upper Ganga Canal which originates from Haridwar. At present, the left flank is developed over two-lanes. The project was announced two years ago by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who wanted a bypass road for commuters as well as for Kanwariyas, who pass through during the annual Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage and use the main Delhi-Meerut-Road for movement.