• ●Varuna Elevated Corridor: 43.218 km, Rs 10,998 crore; approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 15 July 2026.
• ●Route: NH-31 to Varanasi Ring Road along the Varuna River, Uttar Pradesh.
• ●Builder: National Highways Authority of India (statutory body under the NHAI Act, 1988) under the Hybrid Annuity Model.
• ●Design: 6/4-lane, 80-100 kmph; includes a cable-stayed bridge and an extradosed foot over bridge-cum-major bridge.
• ●Costs within: Rs 4,565.33 crore civil construction, Rs 934.91 crore land acquisition.
• ●Part of the Varanasi Decongestion Plan; aligned with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (launched 13 October 2021).
• ●Varanasi's name comes from the Varuna (north) and Assi (south) rivers, both Ganga tributaries.

The Rs 10,998-crore Varuna Elevated Corridor is being developed in which city?