Agra-Lucknow expressway gets Cabinet's approval

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government today approved construction of an entry-restricted six-lane greenfield expressway between Agra and Lucknow.

The decision to construct 270-km expressway, estimated to cost Rs 10,400 crore, was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

The project would be undertaken under public-private partnership model, officials said.

A green belt would be developed up to 10.25 metres on both sides of the expressway which would pass through Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Mainpuri, Kannauj and Hardoi.

The Cabinet also approved a proposal to construct a sports college on 71.25 acres of land at Sefai, the hometown of Akhilesh, in Etawah district.

The sports college, which would impart education from the sixth standard up to intermediate, would have a hostel with capacity of 80 inmates, the officials said.

The college would have various sports facilities, including a cricket ground, they said.

In the first session, 70 students would be given admission.