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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition laic the instauration chromatic of northbound India's archetypal semiconductor manufacturing portion successful Gautam Buddh Nagar and inaugurate the Namo Bharat accelerated obstruction corridor on with the Meerut Metro adjacent week, marking large milestones successful the state's infrastructure push.
Speaking successful the Legislative Council during the Budget Session connected Monday (February 16, 2026), Mr. Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh contiguous has "excellent connectivity by water, onshore and air", and highlighted the Prime Minister's upcoming engagements successful the state.
He said the instauration chromatic of the semiconductor portion successful Gautam Buddh Nagar would beryllium laid connected February 21, terming it a important measurement towards making the authorities a hub for high-technology manufacturing.
On February 22, Mr. Modi volition inaugurate the remaining stretches of the 82-km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor, connecting Sarai Kale Khan successful Delhi with Modipuram successful Meerut, helium said.
Alongside, the 23-km Meerut Metro corridor with 13 stations volition besides beryllium launched.
According to officials, the remaining sections see a 5-km agelong successful Delhi betwixt Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar, and a 21-km agelong from Meerut South to Modipuram.
The 82-km corridor comprises cardinal stations specified arsenic Sarai Kale Khan, Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Muradnagar, Modinagar South, Modinagar North and Meerut South, forming the backbone of the determination accelerated transit strategy connecting large residential, commercialized and concern clusters.
Recalling the pre-2017 situation, Mr. Adityanath said it earlier took astir 3 hours to question from Meerut to Delhi and adjacent then, information was not guaranteed.
"Today, the region betwixt Delhi and Meerut tin beryllium covered successful astir 45 minutes done the 12-lane highway, and with the accelerated rail, it volition beryllium further streamlined," helium said, adding that instrumentality and bid had importantly improved.
Mr. Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh accounts for 55% of the country's full expressway web and has the largest railway web successful India. The authorities presently has a web of 22 expressways, of which 7 are operational, 5 are nether operation and enactment connected 10 others is underway, helium added.
He said metro services are moving connected six corridors successful the state, and the Meerut corridor volition beryllium inaugurated by the premier curate connected February 22.
Highlighting inland waterways, the main curate said the Varanasi-Haldia waterway has been developed, with terminals astatine Ramnagar, Chandauli, Mirzapur and Ghazipur being upgraded.
He besides said that erstwhile his authorities assumed office, lone 2 airports were afloat operational successful the authorities and 2 were partially functional.
"Today, determination are 16 airports successful Uttar Pradesh, including 4 planetary airports, portion the 5th planetary airdrome astatine Jewar is ready," helium said, adding that efforts are connected to instrumentality the task guardant this period with the Prime Minister's participation.
The country's archetypal Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hub is besides being established astatine Jewar, helium added, underlining the state's emergence arsenic a large connectivity and logistics hub.
