UP’s transformation into a high-speed infrastructure state is in progress. More than just the construction of the road, the Agra\u2013Aligarh Greenfield Expressway will reduce the journey time between Agra and Aligarh from two and a half hours to 60 minutes.<\/p>\n
The 65 km four-lane expressway (which can be expanded to six lanes) forms part of Bharatmala Pariyojana, and the project will cost an estimated \u20b91,536.9 crore. The expressway directly connects to the Yamuna Expressway, one of the most important arteries connecting the Delhi-NCR area, and the Aligarh Defence Corridor, one of the most strategically significant Industrial Corridors of India today.<\/p>\n
This is no news to the entrepreneurs, manufacturers, MSMEs and investors. It is an indicator of the market. The government is spending over \u20b91500 crore to join a heritage tourism hub (Agra) with an upcoming defence manufacturing hotspot (Aligarh) and this change is affecting entire supply chains. Home prices increase. Logistics costs fall. Tourism volumes grow. And dozens of manufacturing and service opportunities open up for those who move early.<\/p>\n
This article looks at all these aspects of opportunity \u2013 ranging from factory setups to logistics parks, handicraft exports to defence component manufacturing.<\/p>\n