PM Modi launches multiple developmental projects in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over 12,200 crore rupees in Delhi on Sunday. The key focus of projects is to enhance regional connectivity and ensure ease of travel. The Prime Minister also undertook a ride in Namo Bharat Train from Sahibabad RRTS Station to New Ashok Nagar RRTS Station.

    

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Modi said, Delhi-National Capital Region has received a significant gift from the Government of India and added that India’s urban mobility has expanded further. He recalled his earlier ride during the day from Sahibabad to New Ashok Nagar on the Namo Bharat train, which showcases the future of public transport in developed Indian cities. 

The Prime Minister emphasized that once the Namo Bharat project is completed, there will be a significant change in traffic on the Delhi-Meerut route.  He highlighted that India’s metro network has now reached one thousand kilometers and lauded it as a remarkable achievement. Mr Modi noted that in 2014, when the country gave his Government the opportunity, India was not even in the top ten globally in terms of metro connectivity and however, over the past ten years, India has become the third-largest country in the world in terms of metro network. 

He emphasized that during the current tenure of their government, India will have the second-largest metro network in the world. Mr Modi added that the Rithala-Narela-Kundli corridor will be one of the largest sections of the Delhi Metro



network, strengthening connectivity between key industrial centers in Delhi and Haryana, and making commuting easier for people. 

The Prime Minister said, over the past decade, the government’s primary focus has been on infrastructure development. He noted that ten years ago, the budget for infrastructure was around two lakh crore rupees, which has now increased to over 11 lakh crore rupees. He added that emphasis has been on modern connectivity, particularly within cities and connecting one city to another. 

The Prime Minister mentioned that expressways are now emerging from Delhi to various cities and Delhi is being connected to industrial corridors. He remarked that in the NCR, a large multi-modal logistics hub is being developed, and two freight corridors are converging in Delhi-NCR. Mr Modi said, modern infrastructure is helping to ensure a dignified and quality life for everyone, including the poor and the middle class.

 

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Vinay Kumar Saxena, Chief Minister of Delhi Atishi were present among other dignitaries at the event.               

Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for the new state-of-the-art building for the Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) at Rohini, New Delhi, to be constructed at the cost of around 185 crore rupees. The campus will provide state of art healthcare and medicine infrastructure