New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district’s Karwal Kheri area at 1:30 pm today, following which the PM will witness an air show by the Indian Air Force on the 3.2 km airstrip constructed on the expressway. Prime Minister Modi and Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh are expected to land at the airstrip in a C-130 Hercules plane for inauguration.

It will have seven major bridges, seven railway over-bridges, 114 minor bridges, and 271 underpasses. An official statement said that the six-lane expressway can be expanded to eight lanes in future. The airstrip on the expressway will enable landing and take-off of IAF fighter planes in case of emergency. The inauguration event will also see Mirage 2000 and Su-30MKI aircraft make multiple takeoffs and landings at the emergency airstrip.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to schedule a public meeting at a nearby place. The inauguration comes months ahead of 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.