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Detailed explanation-1: -Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is the longest in India and will pass through five states including Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 340-km-long Purvanchal Expressway was built under the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government and operationalised in 2021. With these three operational expressways, built by three successive governments, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to have expressways running across its entire length.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Agra Lucknow Expressway (Greenfield Corridor), which crosses four national and two state highways, passes through the country’s main rivers, namely the Yamuna, the Ganga, the Isan, the Sai, and Kalyani.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yamuna Expressway is a 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) and 165.5 km long access-controlled expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.