Infrastructure development is an area of focus by the State Government. The Government has undertaken several infrastructure projects to attract investment and promote overall development of the State. Infrastructure set up in the State includes roadways, railways, airways, power and telecommunication network. All such services seeks to improve the quality of life of the people.

Roadways

The total road length of PWD in the State is 1,18, 946 km. This includes 3,869 km of national highways, 9,097 km of state highways, 105980 km of important district roads, and 72,931 km of rural roads.

Railways

Lucknow is the main junction of the northern network. Other important railway junctions are Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Mughalsarai, Jhansi, Moradabad, Varanasi, Tundla, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Faizabad, Bareilly and Sitapur.

Aviation

There are airports at Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Agra, Jhansi, Bareilly, Hindon (Ghaziabad), Gorakhpur, Sarsawa (Saharanpur), and Fursatganj (Rae-Bareli).

Power

The State is on the path of constant progress with respect to the power sector. About 7503 villages have been electrified during 2005-06 and efforts are being made to electrify all villages. Further, many major private projects like Dadri Power Project of Reliance Energy Generation Limited, Roza Power Project of Birla Group, etc. are in various stages of implementation in the State.

Telecom

The State has a reliable telecom network with both Government and private players. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is the main telecom service provider in the State. Better customer services like STD, ISD, Telex, Fax, online billing, broadband internet, etc are being made available.

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