Delhi to Patna in 11 hrs! Modi govt to build new economic corridor by 2019

Cutting the travel time and hassle between the two politically important centres -- from 18 hours at present -- might also prove useful in the next general elections

Delhi to Patna by road in just 11 hours? Sounds impossible, doesn't it? But that might soon be reality after the central government's plan to extend a corridor is implemented. 

The Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is collaborating with the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar governments to slash the travel time between the national capital Delhi and Bihar capital Patna by 2019, when the next Lok Sabha elections will take place, according to a report in the Economic Times. 

At present, it takes roughly 18 hours to travel from Delhi to Patna. The journey was even longer before the Agra-Lucknow