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Cover Story : 77 th Independence Day Celebrations

India's
infrastructure

becoming stronger

The work of building strong infrastructure and creating
modern connectivity is going on at an unprecedented speed
and scale in the country. In the last nine years, not only
highways, railways, airways, waterways, are being improved
but work is going on at a fast pace for strengthening
education, health and business infrastructures.
Infrastructure means ease of living for the people, ease
of doing business, creation of lakhs of new employment
opportunities and infrastructure means fast development...

n Today the country is advancing towards modernity. Be
it Highway, Railway, Airway, I-Ways or Information Ways,
Water Ways, there is no such area in which the country
is not progressing today. In the last 9 years, we have
given a lot of emphasis on development in the coastal
areas, tribal areas as well as our hilly areas.
n We have given strength to these sections of the society
by introducing schemes like Parvat Mala, Bharat Mala.
We have ensured the work of mainstreaming our rich
eastern India with gas pipelines.
n We have expanded the health infrastructure by
sanctioning an increase in the number of hospitals. Infrastructure (CDRI) as a solution. While the world is
We have also announced an increase in the number currently witnessing conflicts in the oceans, we have
of MBBS seats in medical colleges so that our children provided the world with the concept of the "Sagar
can fulfill their dream of serving the nation as doctors. Platform" which can guarantee global maritime peace.
We have laid emphasis on making education
n Today the country is moving forward with various
accessible to all by recommending imparting
capabilities. The country is working to move towards
education in mother tongues.
modernity. Today the country is working in the area
n I sincerely appreciate the stance of the Supreme of renewable energy; today the country is working on
Court of India who will now be making it possible for green hydrogen; the country's capability in the space
the people who go to court to hear the judgment and sector is increasing. So the country is moving ahead
receive the operative part in their respective mother successfully in the deep sea mission as well.
tongues. The importance of mother tongue is growing
n Rail is getting modernized in the country. Vande Bharat
in today’s times.
train is running, work on bullet train is also going on
n For the damage caused to infrastructure due to inside the country. Concrete roads are being built in
global warming from natural disasters, there is a every village. Electric buses and metro rails are also
need for long-term arrangements. Therefore, we being built in the country today.
have introduced the Coalition for Disaster Resilient
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