Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone of the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway, estimated to cost nearly Rs.150 bn, in the Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh. The Prime Minister reportedly said that the expressway, together with the state's Defence Corridor in Bundelkhand, would transform the socioeconomic landscape of the region. Contact: Awanish Kumar Awasthi, CEO, Government of Uttar Pradesh-Highways Department.Address: 4th Floor, Mandi Bhawan Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pardesh-226 010.Tel: 0522-415 0377. E-mail: info@upsha.inWebsite: www.upsha.in