LUCKNOW, May 9 -- Uttar Pradesh is set to begin construction on two major highway stretches under its proposed North-South Corridor project. The initiative aims to strengthen connectivity between districts along the Indo-Nepal border and southern Uttar Pradesh.

The North-South project is the first of its kind in the state. Most previous highway developments were planned along east-west routes.

The first corridor to get the go-ahead is the 220-km Kushinagar-Deoria-Dohrighat-Ghazipur-Zamania route. The second is the 295-km Pipri (Indo-Nepal border)-Bansi-Prayagraj stretch. The Kushinagar-Zamania project was sanctioned in the financial year 2025-26, while the Pipri-Prayagraj stretch is scheduled for 2026-27.

"The Kushinagar-Zamania stretc...