New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (December 4) said that his government is planning to bring more than Rs 100 lakh crores of investment for the modern infrastructure in Uttarakhand. He made the statements while inaugurating several infrastructural projects in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun.
Launching a scathing attack on the decade of Congress led-UPA government, the PM said that the development of hilly areas was not on the political agenda of those who ruled the country for decades.
"Our mountains and culture are not only our faith but also the fortresses of our country`s security. We prioritize ease of living for people living in the mountains.
Unfortunately, it was nowhere in the policy strategy of those who remained in power for decades," PM Modi said while addressing an event in Dehradun.
"Previous government didn`t work on the infrastructure of the hilly border areas as sincerely as they should have. It was as if they did vow to demoralize the Army at all levels. We have implemented one rank, one pension, given modern weapons, and a befitting reply to terrorists," ANI quoted the Prime Minister as saying.
Comparing his government’s work with the Congress’ regime, PM Modi said that between 2007 and 2014, the central government built only 288 km of National Highways worth Rs 600 crore in the state whereas his government in the last seven years has constructed National Highways of more than 2,000 km worth Rs 12,000 crore in Uttarakhand.
Earlier today, PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore in Dehradun.
This includes the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor (from Eastern Peripheral Expressway Junction to Dehradun) which will be built at a cost of around Rs 8300 crore.
According to ANI, it will have Asia`s largest wildlife elevated corridor (12 kilometres) for unrestricted wildlife movement. Also, the 340 metres long tunnel near Dat Kaali temple, Dehradun will help reduce the impact on wildlife.
Speaking on the occasion, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "Some people try to ruin our name and twist things in the name of politics, I`d like to tell them that till the time this current government stays in power, they can`t do anything. We have to beware of such elements."
(With inputs from ANI)
