Barabanki to Bahraich Highway to Become Key Cross-Border Trade Lifeline

• 4-lane access-controlled upgrade of the Barabanki–Bahraich section of NH-927 (101.515 km) in Uttar Pradesh, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) at ₹6,969.04 crore.
• Strategic significance: feeds into the Rupaidiha Integrated Check Post / Land Port opposite Nepalgunj, the busiest land-trade route between India and Nepal.
• Examinable as a PM GatiShakti / Bharatmala-era corridor with bilateral (India–Nepal) dimensions — relevant to GS-II (Neighbourhood) and GS-III (Infrastructure).