Summary:
A Rs 6,000 crore plan has been chalked, out of which Rs 3,000 crore is only for Bundelkhand. In Phase 2, the network will be extended to Vindhya region and in phase 3 to arsenic, fluoride and Japanese Encephalitis affected areas,” Yogi said. In November 2018, the government had released Rs 640 crore for land acquisition for the project. The government has also allocated Rs 1,000 crore for Bundelkhand Expressway and another Rs 500 crore for acquisition of land for defence corridor.The Bundelkhand Expressway, a four-lane 293km-long project, will start at Jhansi and pass through some most backward areas like Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur, Auraiya and Jalaun, before joining Lucknow-Agra Expressway. Along with provision for drinking water, the government was also making schemes for irrigation like Arjun Sahayak Yojana..