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Eight fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will touch down on India’s longest expressway as it opens to the public in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will open the Agra-Lucknow Expressway at Unnao, around 50 km from Lucknow.
Four Sukhoi jets will fly down from Bareilly and four Mirage 2000s from Gwalior and skim the six-lane highway in simulated landings, a first for any road launch.
The 302 km expressway was completed in a record 23 months. It is tipped to reduce travel time between Delhi and the Uttar Pradesh capital from nine hours to around five. It will offer a direct link to the Taj Mahal town of Agra from the Yamuna Expressway.
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