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INFRASTRUCTURE Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation time. It will also be connected to Lucknow-Agra Expressway,
PM INAUGRATES 23 PROJECTS WORTH OVER `17,500 CR
IN UTTARAKHAND
which will reduce the distance to Delhi. With the construction of
this expressway, one and a half hours will be saved in travelling
from Lucknow to Kanpur. With the construction of the Agra-Etawah
stone of 23 projects worth over `17500 crore in Uttarakhand today.
He laid the foundation stone of the Lakhwar Multipurpose Project
bypass, the travel time from Agra to Etawah will be reduced by
one hour. Construction of ROB at Kanpur’s Jhakarkati bus station
which was first conceived in 1976 and was pending for many years.
will give relief from traffic jams coming from Prayagraj, Delhi
He inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of `8700 crore road
sector projects.
Chitrakoot and Shrangverpur Dham will be connected with the
These road projects would realise PM’s vision to improve connectivity
in remote, rural and border areas. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will side. With these projects, important pilgrimage sites like Prayagraj
construction of Ram Van Gaman Marg. There will be convenient
also get improved connectivity. He also laid the foundation stone for the movement of devotees and tourists in the Magh Kumbh
of AIIMS Rishikesh satellite centre at Udham Singh Nagar and Mahakumbh to be held in the Sangam area. These projects will
Jagjivan Ram Government Medical College at Pithoragarh. These also help in the development of the leather, glass and bangle
satellite centres would be in line with PM’s endeavour to provide industry in Kanpur and surrounding areas. The projects will
world-class medical facilities in all parts of the country. He laid the facilitate investment and industrial development in Uttar Pradesh.
foundation stone of Aroma Park at Kashipur and Plastic Industrial
Park at Sitarganj and multiple other initiatives in housing, sanitation CONTRACT AWARDED FOR HALDIA INLAND WATERWAY
and drinking water supply across the state. The projects, including TERMINAL: JETTY TO BE OPERATIONAL SOON
those being launched, will improve connectivity in the state. He said Haldia Inland Waterway Terminal: Today, Union Minister for Ports,
that the foundation stones that are being laid today are pledge Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced that
stones that will be followed up with full resolve. He said deprivation the contract for the Haldia inland waterway terminal has been
and hassles of the past are now being converted into facilities and awarded. The minister said, soon, the jetty will be functional for
harmony. He also said that during the last seven-year through Har sending exim and inland cargo to Pandu terminal, located in
Ghar Jal, toilets, Ujjwala scheme, PMAY, the lives of women are Guwahati, Assam, connecting the northeast region with Kolkata 19-21 SEP 2022
getting new facilities and dignity. via National waterway 2. According to a statement issued by THE INDIAN TRADE SHOW
Also, PM said that the government engaged in a mission from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, this will provide an FOR CONSTRUCTION, INFRA
Gangotri to Gangasagar. With the construction of toilets, better alternative to the chicken neck route for easy and cost effective AND MINING MACHINERY
sewerage system and modern water treatment facilities, the cargo movement to and from the country’s northeast region to
number of dirty drains falling into the Ganges is reducing rapidly. other states of India as well as other foreign countries.
Similarly, Naintal Jheel is also being attended to. The Prime Minister According to the statement issued by the Shipping Ministry, in the
said the Central Government has also set up India’s largest optical meeting, Sonowal interacted with many stakeholders of port and
telescope at Devasthal in Nainital. This has not only given a new shipping industry of Kolkata and Haldia port. The meeting was
facility to the scientists of the country and abroad, but this area has participated by various major oil public sector undertakings (PSUs),
also got a new identity. The Prime Minister lamented the fact that steel firms such as SAIL and Tata steel, terminal operators, barge
despite being a border state many defence-related needs were operators, shipping lines, custom clearing agents as well as land
ignored. Along with connectivity, every aspect of national security users of Syama prasad Mookerjee Port. All of them were invited
was ignored. He said that soldiers had to wait for connectivity, by the Union Minister to be a partner in this unique opportunity of
essential armour, ammunition and arms and even for giving utilizing sea and river route combination (National Waterway 1 and
befitting replies to invaders and terrorists. National Waterway 2) via Kolkata port. The Union Minister of Shipping
The Prime Minister remarked that Uttarakhand wants to accelerate also informed that depth assurance contract have been awarded
the pace of development. He said, “Your dreams are our resolutions; in order to maintain National Waterway 1 as well as 2, and also, the
Your desire is our inspiration, and it is our responsibility to fulfil your barge operators will soon start utilizing these waterways as depths
every need.”. He said the resolve of the people of Uttrakhand will are assured. Also, the Union Minister further mentioned that there
make this decade a decade of Uttarakhand. is a thinking to offer guarantee to banks to provide soft and easy
funds for barges so that this sector can take off. The stakeholders,
GOVT LAYS FOUNDATION OF 821 KM OF NATIONAL according to the statement, assured that they will come forward to
HIGHWAYS WORTH `26,778 CR IN UTTAR PRADESH use this opportunity to make this mission a success. More than 40
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari major players participated in the stakeholders conference, it added.
inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 821 km of National
Highways worth `26,778cr in Uttar Pradesh. The minister inaugurated IRB INFRASTRUCTURE ARM EXECUTES CONCESSION PACT
and laid foundation stones in Kanpur for 8 National Highway projects FOR `6,555 CR PROJECT IN UTTAR PRADESH
worth `14,199cr, in Lucknow for 16 National Highway projects worth IRB Infrastructure Developers wholly-owned arm has executed
`7409cr and Shringverpur Dham, Prayagraj for 4 National Highway a concession pact with Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial
projects worth `5169cr. Development Authority (UPEIDA) for the `6,555 crore ‘Ganga
With the construction of Lucknow Ring Road travelling will become Expressway’ project in the state. The total length of the project is
convenient and with the construction of Lucknow-Kanpur Greenfield 129.7 km, IRB Infrastructure said in a filing to BSE. The company
Expressway, reaching Lucknow airport from Kanpur will take less further said that the viability gap funding is `1,746 crore.

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