Jagdalpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated development projects worth more than Rs 26,000 crore in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, where he said the dream of a developed Bharat will be realised only when all states, districts and villages become developed. He was speaking at an event held at the Lalbag Maidan in Jagdalpur, the headquarter of Bastar district, where he dedicated to the nation the NMDC Steel Ltd’s steel plant at Nagarnar village, located around 22 km away from here, and virtually flagged off a new train between Tadoki and Raipur in the state. It was PM Modi’s fourth visit in the last two-and-half months to the Congress-ruled state, where assembly elections are due by this year-end. The prime minister said the government was making all possible efforts to make the lives of Chhattisgarh’s people easier. Today, Chhattisgarh is receiving development projects worth around Rs 27,000 crore and these new projects will open up ample employment opportunities for the people of the state, expedite its progress and create an environment for business activities, Modi said. The dream of a viksit’ (developed) Bharat will come to fruition only when every state, district and village of the country become developed. For the developed Bharat, physical, digital and social infrastructure should be as per the needs of the future, he said. This is the reason our government enhanced the outlay for infrastructure at Rs 10 lakh crore, a six-fold increase, the PM said. Speaking about the role of steel in various development and infrastructure sectors, he said, several steps have been taken in the last nine years to make Bharat aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) in steel manufacturing. Chhattisgarh is reaping its benefits as a major steel manufacturing state, he said.
