Another Big move from Modi Govt : PM Narendra Modi announces Rs 90000 crore project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday committed an investment of Rs 90,000 cr in the next two to three years to build a network of highways and roads in the northeastern region. Modi was speaking at the inauguration of Mizoram’s biggest hydel project, Tuirial, at Aizawl.
“Lack of connectivity is one of the biggest hurdles in the path of development of the North Eastern Region. We aim for a Transformation by Transportation through investment in infrastructure in the region,” he said.
Of the amount, Rs 60,000 crore would be spent under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme and Rs 30,000 crore under Bharatmala. This is above Rs 32,000 cr that has already been sanctioned for building over 3,800 kilometers of national highway, of which nearly 1200 kilometers of road has already been constructed in last three years.
Modi said that the centre is executing 15 New Rail Line projects of 1385 kilometers length, at a cost of over Rs.47,000 crore. “We are also committed to bring all the state capitals of the region on the rail map.” He added that the railways reached Mizoram last year, with the inauguration of the rail line connecting Bhairabi in Mizoram with Silchar in Assam.
“I had laid the foundation for a new line to take rail connectivity to Aizawl in 2014. With the support of the State Government, we shall connect the State Capital Aizawl with broad gauge rail line,” he said.
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