Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in THSD-AY discussed a general meeting in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani and inaugurated 23 Development Projects 23 worth of Rs 17,500 Cro-Re in the state.
Road projects are around RS 9,000 Crore of this number, with three different stretches of the Dham All-Weather Road char – which recently widened – inaugurated by PM.
During his speech, Modi emphasized the importance of development projects initiated by the central government in Uttarakhand, including road projects all ambitious weather, which aims to connect four Himalayan -Badrinath Temple, Kedarnath – through almost 900 km widening exercises expected to cost more from Rs 12,000 Crore.
Although environmental lovers have marked the project as “destroying the Himalayan ecology”, the Supreme Court earlier this month gave a nod to widening the road, “Given National Security”, said that the project would allow better access.
The Indian-Chinese border in Uttarakhand for the armed forces.
Repeating the importance of the project, which has been launched by him in 2016, Modi said, “I have a special connection with the Himalayan and I am very aware of the power of this land …” PM slammed the former Congress-LED.
The central government to “not be interested in developing and ignoring connectivity and every aspect of national security”.
He said, “Our troops have to wait so long for orop (one ranked one pension), modern weapons, and bullet proof jackets.
They even have to wait to give a strong answer to terrorists.” He accused “the previous government always insinted the army” .
He also attacked the opposition to criticize the “progressive” rail line that he added that the previous regime “looted the country with both hands”.
Among other projects that were inaugurated by PM on Thursday were Nagina-Kashipur National Highway, Suring Gad Hydel Project and Sewage worked under the Namami Gange Program in Nainital.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Lakhwar project, which imagined the construction of a 204-meter-high concrete dam across Yamuna near Lohari Village in Dehradun.