'Modern infra being built at rapid pace for Viksit Bharat'
Jaipur, May 23 -- A huge "mahayagna" of building modern infrastructure is going on in the country to make India developed and the nation is spending six times more money on these projects than it used to earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, adding that such initiatives not only boost the economy but benefit every household.
The PM was in Bikaner where he laid the foundation stones for and inaugurated projects worth Rs.26,000 crore, including 103 Amrit Bharat railway stations across 18 states and Union Territories. Modi underlined that infrastructure is required to make Viksit Bharat (developed India) and the government is building it at a rapid pace.
"Today there is a mahayagna going on in the country to create modern infrastructure for achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat. In the last 11 years, work has been done at a rapid pace to make our roads, railways and airports modern. Six times more money is being spent now on infrastructure related works than was done earlier," he said.
He said crores being spent on infrastructure provided income to labourers, small traders, shop keepers, factory workers, truck and tempo owners, gravel and sand transporters, and cement companies.
"Once infrastructure is created, it brings multiple benefits. Farmers can take their produce to the markets easily and at less cost, there is less wastage. when roads are good, new trains will reach there, new industries will be established and tourism will get a boost. So, money spent on infrastructure benefits every household and especially the youth," he said.
The PM touched down at the Nal air force base, which Pakistan had tried to attack in response to India's Operation Sindoor. He visited the Karni Mata temple in Deshnoke and offered prayers. He then inaugurated the redeveloped Deshnoke station and flagged-off the Bikaner-Mumbai express train.
Along with the Deshnoke station, Modi virtually inaugurated 102 other Amrit railway stations. The 103 Amrit Stations are situated in 86 districts of 18 states, and were developed at a cost of Rs.1,100 crore. He said the redeveloped stations integrate modern amenities with cultural heritage.
The PM laid the foundation stone of Churu-Sadulpur rail line (58 km) and dedicated to the nation the Suratgarh-Phalodi (336 km), Phulera-Degana (109 km), Udaipur-Himmatnagar (210 km), Phalodi-Jaisalmer (157 km) and Samdari-Barmer (129 km) rail line electrification.
He laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation several water infrastructure projects....
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.