Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a roadshow in Dehradun ahead of inaugurating the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Corridor today.
The roadshow witnessed a huge crowd with people welcoming the Prime Minsiter by waving the flags of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
Earlier today, he also held a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur. The 213 km long six-lane access-controlled Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor has been developed at a cost of over Rs 12,000
crore.
The corridor traverses through the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It has been designed with several features aimed at significantly reducing man-animal conflict.
According to the Prime Minister's Office, the Prime Minister will review the 12-kmlong Wildlife Corridor, one of the longest in Asia, constructed by Uttarkhand on the elevated section of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway. He will perform Darshan and Pooja at Jai Maa Daat Kali Temple near Dehradun.