Country’s Longest Elevated Road

Question: Recently Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the country’s longest elevated road built in which of the following districts?
(a) Noida
(b) Ghaziabad
(c) Mathura
(d) Bareilly
Answer: (b) 
Related Facts: 

  • On 30th March, 2018, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath organized the elevated road (6-lane) in Ghaziabad district.
  • This is the country’s longest elevated road.
  • The length of this road is 10.30 kilometer.
  • This elevated road is built from UP Gate to Karhada (Rajnagar extension).
  • Construction cost of this road cost 1,147 60 crore rupees.
  • On this road, vehicle owners are permitted to drive the average speed of 80 km/h.
  • On this day, the Chief Minister inaugurated 20 projects of Rs 1792.19 crore in Ghaziabad district.
  • The Chief Minister gave testimonies to 11 school children who made attractive theme petting on elevated road.
  • In addition to this the brochures of good luck plan, health app and booklet of Adarsh ​​schools were also released.
  • It is known that Ghaziabad is the first district in the state to provide electricity connections in every home under the good luck scheme.

Reference:                                     
http://information.up.nic.in/attachments/files/5abe55df-a6d4-4cf6-b752-49350af72573.pdf
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/up-cm-inaugurates-indias-longest-elevated-road-in-ghaziabad/article23396548.ece