Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow to inaugurate a mere 8.3-km stretch of the 82-km highway. Given the elaborately choreographed roadshow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ put on for the benefit of television to inaugurate phase 1 of the much-awaited Delhi-Meerut expressway one could be forgiven for thinking the wait for a quick drive between the two cities is finally over. In reality, however, nearly 90% of the 82-kilometre project is yet to be made operational. It emerges that Modi only inaugurated phase 1 (worth Rs 841 crore) of the Rs 7,500 crore…
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