PM Modi emphasises on the importance of connectivity and infrastructure development for Atmanirbhar Bharat PMO India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that infrastructure is the biggest source of any nation s strength. He said as India is moving fast towards the path of becoming a big economic power, the best connectivity is the priority of the country. Emphasising on the importance of connectivity and infrastructure development for Atma Nirbhar Bharat, Mr Modi said his Government is working on every aspect of modern connectivity for the last six years with this in mind. The Prime Minister was speaking after dedicating to the nation the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section and the Operation Control Centre of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) in Uttar Pradesh yesterday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section of EDFC on Tuesday. (Photo/ANI)
PM Modi inaugurates New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor ANI | Updated: Dec 29, 2020 12:06 IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Prime MinisterNarendra Modi dedicated the New Bhaupur-New Khurja of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) to the nation on Tuesday and said these freight corridors will play a major role in making India self-reliant. These freight corridors will play a major role in making India self-reliant. Be it traders, farmers or consumers, everyone will be benefitted from these, said PM Modi through video conferencing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) on Tuesday. This corridor was built at a cost of Rs 5,750 crore, and stretches over 351 km.
Opening of the operation control centre at Prayagraj, and flagging-off of the first goods trains from Bhaupur and Khurja stations of the EDFC, were both conducted at the function.
Addressing the event, PM Modi said the project was envisaged by earlier governments but not implemented on time. “Approvals for this project initially came in 2006, but implementation was largely on paper and till 2014, less than 1 km was completed,” he said.
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the New Bhaupur-New Khurja of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) to the nation on Tuesday and said these freight corridors will play a major role in making India self-reliant. These freight corridors will play a major role in making India self-reliant. Be it traders, farmers or consumers, everyone will be benefitted from these, said PM Modi through video conferencing. We are seeing today, the biggest and modern railway infrastructure project after independence on the ground. Today, when the first goods train ran on the Khurja-Bhaupur freight corridor route, we heard the buzz and roar of the new and self-reliant India, he added.
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