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Cover Story Sankalp Yatra of New India

MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE

SCRIPTING INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT STORY

We don't just connect towns and villages when we
build bridges and roads. We associate success
with aspirations, opportunity with optimism, and
happiness with hope
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
02 For the first time in the country's history, not only is

the maximum amount of investment being made in
this sector, but new records in the speed and scale
of construction of world-class infrastructure are
being set on a regular basis.
The average speed Sagarmala.
n
of construction of n The number of
national highways has corridors increased
increased by 25%. from 6 to 50.
Development of About 27 expressways
n n
a 65,000 km long have become
national highway operational. Work is in
THE SPEED OF EXPANSION OF NATIONAL network is in progress progress on more
HIGHWAYS TRIPLED PER DAY n 550 districts are n than 25 expressways.
connected by highways
There are 9,367
12 with more than 4 lanes projects included in the
2013-14 n 194 projects have National Infrastructure
2020-21 37 been completed Pipeline Plan, costing
Target 50 under the port- over Rs 142 lakh crore.

Figures km per day based development Work has started on
programme 2,444 projects.
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY ROADS NOW CONNECT
WAS EXPANDED BY ONE 99% OF THE COUNTRY'S More than 8,000 km of roads
AND A HALF TIMES RURAL AREAS. have been built so far under the
2013 2020-21 2013 2020-21 Figures in KM Bharatmala project. Work on the
91,287 1,41,345 3,81,315 7,05,817 11 Expressway is in progress.

MOMENTUM TO INFRASTRUCTURE

This is the time of 75 years of India's independence, of the
Amrit kaal of independence. With the resolve of a self-
reliant India, we are building the foundation of India for the
next 25 years. The PM Gatishakti National Master Plan is
going to take India's confidence and self-reliance to the
next level.- -Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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