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Chitrakoot Link Expressway: 15.172 km, ₹939.67 crore

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Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: Chitrakoot Link Expressway: 15.172 km, ₹939.67 crore (, 22 July 2025)

What happened

  • The Cabinet approved the 15.172 km Chitrakoot Link Expressway (4-lane, expandable to 6) on EPC mode at ₹939.67 crore. [UP Cabinet]

Background

  • It will start near Bharatkoop on the Varanasi-Banda road and end at Ahmadganj on NH-135BG. [UP Cabinet]

Why it matters

  • It connects the pilgrim town of Chitrakoot to the Bundelkhand Expressway region.

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How to use this in Mains

GS-VI Bundelkhand connectivity

  1. It connects the pilgrim town of Chitrakoot to the Bundelkhand Expressway region.
Quotable data point

The Cabinet approved the 15.172 km Chitrakoot Link Expressway (4-lane, expandable to 6) on EPC mode at ₹939.67 crore [UP Cabinet].

UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 22 July 2025 (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: Bundelkhand connectivity.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

The Chitrakoot Link Expressway approved in July 2025 is about

Answer (a) & explanation

Source: as cited in this article.

Official source: UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 22 July 2025 (Hindi PDF)

facts from cited sources only; numbers machine-checked against source text; faculty review pending