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Nation Gifts of development to four states Gifts of development to four states Nation

Inauguration and foundation
Inauguration and foundation stone laying stone laying of development
PM Modi in Raipur, Chhattisgarh
ceremony of various projects in Varanasi projects in Bikaner
n Inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of
n A dedicated freight corridor between Pandit Deendayal development projects worth more than Rs 24,300
Upadhyay Junction and the Son Nagar railway line, crore in Bikaner.
constructed at a cost of over Rs 6,760 crore, was inaugurated. n �nau�uration o� the si��lane �reenfield ���ress�a�
section of the Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic
n Inaugurated three railway lines that were electrified or
Corridor. The length of this corridor in Rajasthan is
doubled at a cost of more than 990 crores rupees.
more than 500 km, which has been built at a cost of
n Dedicated four-lane Varanasi-Jaunpur section of NH-56 about Rs 11,125 crore.
completed at a cost of over Rs 2,750 crore. n In a boost to the power sector, the inauguration
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of Phase-I of the Inter-State Transmission Line for
n Inauguration of various projects in Varanasi including,
from Gorakhpur railway station n PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation Green Energy Corridor built at a cost of about Rs
construction and renovation of 18 PWD roads and
stone o� fi�e �ational �i�h�a� �ro�ects �orth about �s 10,950 crore.
construction of International Girls Hostel building in
n Flagged off two Vande Bharat trains from Gorakhpur 6,400 crore. n Inauguration of Bikaner-Bhiwadi transmission line to
BHU campus.
Railway Station. So far, Vande Bharat train has been
n Inauguration of 4-laning of 53 km long Bilaspur- be developed by Power Grid at a cost of about Rs
n Foundation stone laid for 192 rural drinking water inaugurated on 25 routes in the country.
Pathrapali section of Bilaspur-Ambikapur section of 1,340 crore.
schemes costing more than Rs 550 crore under Jal
n Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express will pass NH-130. n Inauguration of 30 bedded Employees State
Jeevan Mission. Through these, 7 lakh people of 192
through Ayodhya and will improve the transport Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Bikaner. This
villages will get pure drinking water. n �oundation stone �as laid �or ��lane �reenfield �ai�ur�
facility of important cities of the state and also hospital will have the capacity to expand up to 100
Visakhapatnam corridor in the Chhattisgarh portion for
n Foundation stone for redesign and redevelopment of promote tourism. beds.
three NH projects
Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghats. n Laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of
n The Jodhpur-Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express will
n The 103 km long Raipur-Khariar Road Doubling Railway Line, Bikaner Railway Station. This work of redevelopment
n PM SVANidhi loan, PMAY rural house keys and Ayushman improve transport connectivity to famous places like
built at a cost of Rs 750 crore, was dedicated to the nation. will be done at a cost of about Rs 450 crore.
�harat cards were distributed to the beneficiaries o� �ttar Jodhpur, Abu Road, Ahmedabad.
He also dedicated to the nation a new 17-kilometer-long n The foundation stone of doubling of the 43 kilometer
Pradesh.
n Laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment railway line connecting Kevati and Antagarh..
long Churu-Ratangarh rail section, doubling of this
n �riha �ra�esh o� 5 lakh ���� beneficiaries� �� ����idhi of Gorakhpur Railway Station. The station will be rail line will expand rail transport facilities.
n In Korba Rs 130 crore bottling plant with an annual
loan disbursement to 1.25 lakh eligible beneficiaries and redeveloped at a cost of about Rs 498 crore, which
capacity of 60,000 metric tonnes dedicated to
2.88 crore Ayushman card distribution program started. will provide world class passenger amenities.
the nation
expand tourism opportunities across Rajasthan.
n Started card distribution to 75 lakh beneficiaries under
first time, a guarantee-free loan was given to them the Government of India has paid special attention to Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat. The biggest benefit of this will be to the youth, to
under PM ��ANidhi �ojana. It has more than �0 the development of Telangana and its connectivity. the sons and daughters of Rajasthan.
thousand beneficiaries in Chhattisgarh. �n July 8, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation Small traders and cottage industries get the
stone of projects worth Rs �,000 crore related to Foundation stone laid for Rs 6,100 maximum benefit from this development of
Foundation stone for various projects laid in connectivity and manufacturing in Telangana. crore development project in infrastructure. Bikaner is famous all over the
Warangal, Telangana Telangana country for pickles, papad, namkeen and all such
Telangana state may be new but the contribution of Expressway and railway will expand products. If the connectivity is better then the
Telangana and its people in the history of India has tourism related opportunities in Rajasthan cottage industries here will be able to take their
always been huge. The strength of the Telugu people Any state moves forward in the race of development n Laid the foundation stone for 176 km long goods to every nook and corner of the country
national highway projects to be constructed
has always enhanced the strength of India. India has when its potential and possibilities are correctly at a cost of Rs 5,550 crore. These projects at a low cost. In the last 9 years, the Central
become the fifth largest economic power in the world, identified. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the also include the 108-km Mancherial-Warangal Government has made every possible effort for
in which people of Telangana have a big role to play. foundation stone and inaugurated development section of the Nagpur-Vijayawada corridor. the development of Rajasthan. �ibrant �illage
On the occasion of laying the foundation stone projects worth over Rs 24,300 crore on July 8 in n The foundation stone for the 2-laning to Scheme has been started for the development
of various projects in �arangal, Telangana, Prime Bikaner, Rajasthan. In the program, PM Modi said, 4-laning of the 68-km Karimnagar-Warangal of border areas which were deprived of
Minister Narendra Modi said, �This golden period has �Rajasthan has the power to accelerate development, section of NH-563 was laid. development for decades. Due to this, fast
come to us in this third decade of the 21st century. that is why we are making record investments development is taking place in these areas and
�e have to make full use of every second of this here. There are immense possibilities of industrial n Laid the foundation stone of Kazipet, a railway the interest of the people of the country to go to
manufacturing unit developed at a cost of
golden period. No corner of the country should be development in Rajasthan, that is why we are over Rs 500 crore. This unit will increase the the border areas is also increasing. Due to this,
left behind in the race of rapid development. In order making the connectivity infrastructure here hi-tech. wagon manufacturing capacity. new energy of development has also
to strengthen these possibilities, in the last 9 years, The high-speed expressway and railways will also reached the border areas.

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