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7 YEARS TRANSFORMATION
Building a New India THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
A Marvel of
India’s
Engineering
Ability
hen this road was not built, I used to
wonder how will I got to my grandmother’s
Every Indian is eager for progress. “Whouse.” A big smile hovers on the lips of
The present Government little Tanvi, a resident of Kashmir Valley’s Reasi town.
understands this spirit of New India “We are grateful to the Railways, because of whom
and of the youth, the aspirations of there is now a separate blacksmith market here
today. This has provided employment to our children.”
more than 137 Crore Indians inspire says Abdul Karim Lohar of nearby Dodhamb. Khiyaz
the country to move forward rapidly. Ahmed Khatamat of Ramban district considers the
In such a scenario, in the initial Udhampur-Baramulla rail link project his good luck
five years, the Modi Government as it eliminated the long walks and led to creation of
shops and hotels in the area. Truck driver Kuldeep
laid the foundation of many such says that if the Railways had not come here today,
projects which were stalled for it would be almost 20 years before the roads could
several decades in areas waiting have reached here. But now passengers get trains
every hour. The railway project, has bought happiness
for development, and then set new for the common man in the Union Territory of Jammu
records in two years so that work & Kashmir, and has not only benefitted the poor, sick
does not stop,the country does not and school children of the area but has also provided
employment opportunities to the regions’ youth.
bow down … The Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link Project is an
example of the Central Government’s commitment to
make Jammu & Kashmir progressive and prosperous.
20 New India Samachar
