High speed rail to soon link Meerut, Alwar with IGI

All three corridors will be interconnected. Of the three corridors, work on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut (DGM) will start by this year itself.

UP: Sugarcane farmer dies while protesting over non-payment of dues

Sugarcane farmers have been holding protests against govt for various demands, most significant of which was the lack of clearance of dues.

PM Modi will also dedicate the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE), built at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore, to the nation.

The 135-km EPE is India's first highway to be lit by solar power besides provisions of rain water harvesting.

There are 8 solar power plants on this expressway having a capacity of 4000-kilo watt (4 MW).

The expressway was supposed to be inaugurated by PM Modi on April 29 but he could not do so as he was busy in Karnataka elections.

Prime Minister will dedicate to nation 135-km, nearly Rs 11,000 crore access-controlled six-lane expressway.