On record
Less than a year after PM inauguration, the October 2022 monsoon caused wide stretches of the flagship expressway to cave in, with potholes up to 15 feet deep, triggering accidents and vehicle damage across multiple sections.
The official record states: "Media coverage pointed to "alleged irregularities and corruption in construction"; no detailed public technical explanation offered."
“Fifteen-foot potholes on a ₹22,000-crore expressway, eleven months after the Prime Minister drove down it.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
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Visitor reviews Satire
“Drove towards Ghazipur and found a pothole deep enough to lose a motorcycle in. Eleven months old, this road.”
“Twenty-two thousand crore, three hundred and forty-one kilometres, and one monsoon was enough to sort out which parts were real.”
“The inauguration featured a fighter jet landing on it. I would not land a scooter on it now.”
