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Nation Development in Himachal
NEW MOMENTUM TO
DEVELOPMENT IN HIMACHAL
There was a time when projects were rojects that have been delayed for decades not
initiated, but not finished for decades. only increase the cost, but they also deprive
This was the state of affairs across the Pthe local community and the country, who
country. The five-year-old Kollam bypass have been waiting for them for a long time, of the
project in Kerala, Assam's Bogibeel facilities and benefits that they should have received
long ago.
bridge, Uttar Pradesh's four-year-old On December 27, while inaugurating and laying
Saryu canal project, and Himachal the foundation stone for four hydropower projects
Pradesh's three-decade-old Renukaji worth Rs 11,000 crore in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh,
Dam Project all met the same fate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked, "Every
However, the central government has country has distinct ideas, but today the people of
demonstrated that no project is difficult our country are plainly seeing two ideologies."
One ideology promotes delay, while the other
if the intentions are strong, whether it is promotes development. The procrastinators never
spanning wide distances or completing cared about the people living in the mountains.
development projects that take decades Whether it was infrastructure or delivering basic
to finish. In just four years, 48 percent of services to the people, the philosophies of delay
the Saryu canal project in Uttar Pradesh forced the people of Himachal to wait decades. As
was built and put into operation, and a result, the work on the Atal Tunnel was put on
now the dream of the Renukaji dam hold for years. The Renukaji project was also three
project in Himachal Pradesh decades behind schedule.
In his address, the Prime Minister gave the
has come true.
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