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Officially
named
as
Lav
Khush
Barrage,
this
bridge
across
the
Ganges
lies
at
Azad
Nagar-Nawabganj
in
Kanpur.
Ganga
Barrage
Official
name
Lav
Khush
Barrage
Location
Kanpur,
INDIA
Coordinates
26.5099Β°N
80.3186Β°E
Construction
began
1995
Opening
date
May
2000
Construction
cost
Rs.
303.14
crore
Dam
and
spillways
Impounds
Ganges
River
Length
621
m
Website
Ganges
Barrage
Construction
started
in
1995
and
inaugurated
in
May
2000.
The
total
length
is
621
m
and
will
serve
as
a
four
lane
Highway
Bypass
for
NH
91.[1]
Newly
constructed
Ganges
Barrage,
part
of
the
NH-91
by-pass
Proposed
Developments Edit
Botanical
Garden
The
layout
plan
of
Lohia
Botanical
Garden,
prepared
by
a
Delhi-based
architect,
was
approved
by
Kanpur
Development
Authority
(KDA)
in
2014.There
would
be
other
attraction
for
entertainment
and
resources
to
improve
the
knowledge
of
children.
There
would
be
a
cinema
house
and
an
artificial
lake.
Water
museum
would
be
another
attraction
while
trees
would
illuminate
in
the
evening.
For
cultural
programme
a
well
equipped
platform
is
also
proposed.
There
would
be
a
shopping-cum-kid
museum
block,
food
court,
game,
entertainment
zone
and
provision
of
two
banquet
halls.[2]
Amusement
Park
Kanpur
Development
Authority
(KDA)
has
planned
to
develop
an
amusement
park
in
the
city
near
Ganga
Barrage.On
the
lines
of
Delhi
Daat,
KDA
is
also
planning
to
develop
a
'haat'
inside
the
park
where
only
handicraft
items
would
be
sold.
The
park
will
consist
of
open-air
amphitheatre,
drive-in
cinema,
swings
for
kids,
lake
for
boating
and
cafeteria
etc.[3]
Trans
Ganga
City
The
project,
propped
as
a
modern
and
clean-green
city,
would
be
developed
by
Uttar
Pradesh
State
Industrial
Development
Corporation
(UPSIDC).
Under
the
project,
along
with
industrial
and
residential
areas,
commercial
and
institutional
areas
would
be
developed.A
housing
society
comprising
exhibition
centre,
multiplex,
mega
mall
and
multi-storied
residential
complexes
are
proposed.
The
industries
in
the
enclave
would
be
pollution
free
and
it
would
be
zero
discharge
area,
so
that
it
does
not
cause
adverse
impact
on
the
ecology
and
Ganga
river.[4]
Kanpur
Lucknow
High
Speed
Train
The
high
speed
train
is
proposed
between
Ganga
Barrage
and
Lucknow
which
will
give
relief
for
daily
commuters
between
two
cities.[5][6]
Kanpur
Lucknow
Expressway
The
new
expressway
between
Kanpur
and
Lucknow
will
be
started
from
Ganga
Barrage.
It
would
be
eight
lane
access
controlled
expressway.[7]