Amount 16 times the budget allocated a decade ago
Jamshedpur: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various Railway Projects worth more than Rs 660 crore in Tatanagar, Jharkhand today through video conferencing. He also distributed sanction letters to 32 thousand Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) beneficiaries. Earlier in the day, Shri Modi flagged off six Vande Bharat trains at Tatanagar Junction Railway Station via video conferencing.
Prime Minister highlighted that the Centre had stepped up the investment as well as increased the pace of development works in Jharkhand to ensure its overall progress and development. Modi added that more than Rs 7,000 Crore was granted to Jharkhand for strengthening the railway infrastructure of the state in this year’s budget, which was 16 times more as compared to the budget allocated 10 years ago. He further pointed out to the people about the benefits of increasing the railway budget – be it development of new lines or electrification of the lines or doubling of the lines or development of new infrastructure in the stations, work is going on at a rapid pace. Modi lauded Jharkhand for being amongst those states in which the railway lines are 100% electrified. Modi highlighted that more than 50 railway stations in Jharkhand were being rejuvenated under the Amrit Bharat Railway Station scheme.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various Railway Projects worth more than Rs 660 crore. These projects include laying the foundation stone for Madhupur Bye pass line in Deoghar district and Hazaribagh Town Coaching Depot in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. After completion, Madhupur Bypass line will facilitate in avoiding detention of trains on Howrah-Delhi mainline and will also help in reducing travel time between Giridih and Jasidih and Hazaribagh Town Coaching Depot will help in facilitating the maintenance of coaching stocks at this station.
The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation Kurkura-Kanaroan doubling, a part of Bondamunda-Ranchi single line section and part of Rourkela-Gomoh route via Ranchi, Muri and Chandrapura stations. The project will help in the increased mobility of Goods and Passenger traffic considerably. Apart from this, 04 road under bridges (RUBs) were also dedicated to the nation to enhance safety for common people.
Earlier, Prime Minister began his address by bowing before Baba Baidyanath, Baba Basukinath and the land of Lord Birsa Munda. He noted the auspicious occasion of Karma parv in Jharkhand which is dedicated to worshiping nature and highlighted his welcome at the Ranchi airport today where a symbol of Karma parv was presented to him by a woman. He said that women wish for a prosperous life for their brothers as part of Karma parv. He conveyed his best wishes on the auspicious occasion and said that Jharkhand has been blessed today with six new Vande Bharat trains, development projects worth more than Rs 600 crore and pucca houses for the people of the state under PM Awas Yojna. Modi congratulated the people of Jharkhand for the projects of today and other states who got Vande Bharat connectivity today.
