*“the country cannot develop without the development of infrastructure, the construction of highways speeds up the economic activities of the country”
TTT NEWS NETWORK
NEW DELHI, 5 AUGUST 2023:
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah dedicated the widening of Kamakhyanagar-Duburi section to 4 lanes at a cost of Rs. 761 crore and laid the foundation stone of widening and strengthening of road from Motar to Baner via Ladugaon at a cost of Rs. 34 crore in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha today. Several dignitaries including Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister of Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan were present on the occasion.
Mr. Amit Shah said that the widening of Kamakhyanagar-Duburi to four lanes has been dedicated to the nation today. 761 crore has been spent on this 51 kilometer long section. The highway will be important in connecting the mineral-rich Angul and Dhenkanal districts of Odisha with the rest of the state and the country through the National Highway. He said that the country’s development and growth of the economy are linked with the highways. Mr.Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done a lot of work for the development of highways in the country in the last 9 years. He said that today the widening and strengthening of the road from Moter in Kalahandi to Baner via Ladugaon has also started. The work on this 15 kilometre long road will be done at a cost of Rs 34 crore.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that in the last 9 years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a lot of importance has been given to infrastructure development in the country and there is no shortage of budget for this. He said that Prime Minister Modi believes that the country cannot develop without the development of infrastructure. Mr. Shah said that the Modi government has accelerated the pace of construction of highways by adopting a scientific approach for faster toll collection through fast tag, efficiency in land acquisition process, speedy resolution of disputes, emphasis on information technology and finding alternative methods of funding. He said that construction of highways boosts economic activities in the country.
He said that in 2014 Prime Minister , Narendra Modi had said that until the eastern part of the country is developed, the country cannot be fully developed. He said that when we bring the eastern and western regions of the country on equal footing on the scale of development, then only the country can develop. For this, the government led by PM Narendra Modi has always given importance to the eastern region and has also given special attention to Odisha.
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