From the archive record
Flying over the recently inaugurated Eastern Peripheral Expressway, through the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Eastern Peripheral Expressway or Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Expressway or National Expressway II is a 135 km (84 mi) long, six-lane expressway passing through the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The expressway starts from the Western Peripheral Expressway at Kundli, Sonipat, passing through Baghpat, Ghaziabad and Noida districts in UP and Faridabad district in Haryana before rejoining the Western Peripheral Expressway near Palwal. Eastern Peripheral Expressway along with Western Peripheral Expressway completes the largest Ring Road around Delhi. The expressway consists of two sections, the 86 km-long Palwal-Ghaziabad section, also known as Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad Express