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Developmental Boost for West Bengal | NATION

Inauguration and Foundation
Stone Laying of Two National
Highway Projects

n Prime Minister Modi inaugurated and laid the
foundation stone for two national highway projects
worth approximately Rs 3,200 crore in West Bengal.
n A 66.7 km-long 4-lane section of National
Highway-34 on the Barajaguli-Krishnanagar stretch in
Nadia district was inaugurated.
n The foundation stone was laid for a 17.6 km long
4-lane section of National Highway-34 on the Barasat-
Barajaguli stretch in North 24 Parganas district.
n These projects will serve as crucial links between I will work shoulder to shoulder
Kolkata and Siliguri. with you, with all my might, to
n These projects will save approximately 2 hours of fulfil your dreams and for the
travel time. They will ensure faster and smoother bright future of Bengal.
movement of vehicles for seamless traffic flow.
n Vehicle operating costs will be reduced, and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
connectivity will improve with Kolkata and other
neighbouring districts of West Bengal, as well as with
neighbouring countries.

Moreover, the central government is formulating air, the water, and the hearts of the people there.
policies and making decisions that will enhance the
capabilities of every citizen. Prime Minister Modi PM MODI’S CALL: MAKE VANDE
said, “Let me give you an example. Some time ago, MATARAM THE MANTRA OF NATION
we celebrated the GST Bachat Utsav. The central BUILDING
government ensured that citizens received essential Bengal and the Bengali language have continuously
goods at the lowest possible prices. As a result, the enriched the history and culture of India. Vande
people of West Bengal did a lot of shopping during Mataram is one such great contribution. The entire
Durga Puja and other festivals.” nation is celebrating the 150th year of Vande
Mataram. Recently, the Parliament of India also paid
THE LAND OF NADIA ... A LIVING tribute to its glory. The land of West Bengal is the land
EMBODIMENT OF LOVE, COMPASSION, of the immortal song of Vande Mataram. This land
AND DEVOTION gave the country a great sage like Bankim Chandra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited West Bengal Chattopadhyay. Rishi Bankim Babu, through Vande
on December 20, where he also addressed a Mataram, awakened a new consciousness in en-
public gathering virtually. Nadia is the land where slaved India. Moreover, Vande Mataram became
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the living embodiment of the mantra of liberation from slavery in the 19th
love, compassion, and devotion, appeared. In every century. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon
village of Nadia, on every ghat of the Ganges, when everyone to make Vande Mataram the mantra of
the chanting of Hari Nama Sankirtan resonated, nation-building in the 21st century. Now, we have
it was not merely devotion... it was a call for social to make Vande Mataram the inspiration for a devel-
unity. “Hari Naam Diye Jogot Matale... Amar Ekla oped India. And through this song, we must awaken
Nitai!!” This sentiment... is still alive in the soil, the the consciousness of a developed West Bengal. n

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