Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on Thursday to lay the foundation stones of a slew of projects, including railway and road works and a memorial dedicated to Rani Durgavati, an official statement said.
“Around 11.15 am, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and launch multiple development projects worth around Rs 5,000 crore in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, in sectors like road, rail, aviation, healthcare and higher education,” an official said declaration. of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
“The Prime Minister will then reach Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh around 3.30 pm where he will perform bhoomi poojan of ‘Veerangana Rani Durgavati Smarak aur Udyaan’. He will also inaugurate, lay the foundation stone and dedicate over Rs 12,600 crore. , to national development projects in sectors such as roads, railways, gas pipelines, housing and clean drinking water,” the statement said.
In Rajasthan, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of important projects to strengthen the state’s health infrastructure, the statement said.
The projects include the 350-bed ‘Trauma Center and Critical Care Hospital Block at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur’ and seven Critical Care Blocks under Pradhan Mantri – Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), which will be across Rajasthan are being developed. said.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the development of the state-of-the-art new terminal building at Jodhpur airport, which will be constructed at a total cost of Rs 480 crore.
Besides, he will also dedicate the IIT Jodhpur campus to the nation. The state-of-the-art campus was built at a cost of over Rs 1,135 crore. It is a step towards providing high-quality, holistic education and building infrastructure to support cutting-edge research and innovation initiatives, the report said.
To upgrade the infrastructure of the Central University of Rajasthan, the Prime Minister will set up a ‘central instrumentation laboratory’, staff quarters and a ‘yoga and sports science building’. He will lay the foundation stone of the Central Library, a 600-capacity hostel and dining facility for students at the Central University of Rajasthan, the statement said.
In a move that will improve road infrastructure in Rajasthan, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of several road development projects.
The road projects will be constructed at a cumulative cost of around Rs 1,475 crore. Jodhpur Ring Road will help ease traffic pressure and reduce vehicular pollution in the city. The projects will help improve connectivity, boosting trade employment and economic growth in the region, the report said.
Prime Minister Modi will also launch two new train services in Rajasthan. These include a new train – Runicha Express – connecting Jaisalmer with Delhi and a new heritage train connecting Marwar Jn. -Khambli Ghat.
Further, two other railway projects will be dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister. These include projects for doubling of the 145 km ‘Degana-Rai Ka Bagh’ railway line and the 58 km ‘Degana-Kuchaman City’ railway line, the statement said.
In Madhya Pradesh, in line with the celebrations of the 500th birth anniversary of Rani Durgavati, the Prime Minister will perform bhoomi poojan of ‘Veerangana Rani Durgavati Smarak aur Udyaan’, it added.
The ‘Veerangana Rani Durgavati Smarak aur Udyaan’ will be built at a cost of around Rs 100 crore in Jabalpur and will be spread over an area of around 21 hectares. It will showcase an impressive 15-meter tall bronze statue of Rani Durgavati.
It will have a beautiful museum that highlights the history of the Gondwana region, including the bravery and courage of Rani Durgavati. It will also highlight the cuisine, art, culture and way of life of the Gond people and other tribal communities, the report said.
The Prime Minister’s vision of providing ‘housing for all’ will be strengthened as the Light House Project is inaugurated in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The project, built at a cost of around Rs 128 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban, will benefit over 1,000 beneficiary families.
In a step towards realizing the Prime Minister’s vision of providing safe and sufficient drinking water through individual tap connections to households, the foundation stone of several Jal Jeevan Mission projects will be laid in Mandla, Jabalpur and Dindori districts with worth over Rs 2,350 crores, the statement said. .
Moreover, the Prime Minister will dedicate the Jal Jeevan Mission project in Seoni district, worth over Rs 100 crore, to the nation. These projects in four districts of the state will benefit around 1,575 villages in Madhya Pradesh.
Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone and commit land worth of multiple projects of over Rs 4,800 crore for improving road infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh, he said.
The Prime Minister will dedicate railway projects worth over Rs 1,850 crore to the nation. These projects will improve railway infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh, which will benefit trade and tourism in the state.
The Prime Minister will work for the nation’s Vijaipur-Auraiya-Phulpur pipeline project. The 352 km pipeline has been constructed at a cost of over Rs 1,750 crore, the statement said.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of the Nagpur Jabalpur section (317 km) of the Mumbai Nagpur Jharsuguda Pipeline Project, built at a cost of over Rs 1,100 crore, it added.
The gas pipeline projects will provide clean and affordable natural gas to industries and homes and will be a step toward reducing emissions to the environment. Besides, Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate a new bottling plant in Jabalpur, which has been built at a cost of around Rs 147 crore, he said.
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