Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Rajasthan’ programme on February 16, at 11 AM via video conferencing, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement on Thursday.
During the programme, Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 17,000 crore, added the statement. The projects cater to several important sectors including Roads, Railways, Solar Energy, Power Transmission, Drinking water and Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate various National Highway projects worth more than Rs 5,000 crore in Rajasthan. The PM will also inaugurate 6-Lane Greenfield Udaipur Bypass connecting Chittorgarh-Udaipur Highway section of NH-48 at Debari with Udaipur-Shamlaji Section of NH-48 at Kaya village.
This Bypass will help in decongesting Udaipur City. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate various other projects that will improve road infrastructure in Jhunjhunu, Abu road and Tonk districts of Rajasthan, as mentioned in the statement.
Strengthening the rail infrastructure in the region, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of eight important railway projects of Rajasthan worth around Rs 2,300 crore.
In a step to boost production of renewable energy in the region, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to nation important solar projects worth around Rs 5,300 crore in Rajasthan.
He will lay the foundation stone of the NLCIL Barsingsar Solar Project, a 300 MW Solar Power Project, to be established in the vicinity of Barsingsar Thermal Power Station at Bikaner District, Rajasthan, read the official statement.
The solar project will be set up with latest state of art technology with high-efficiency bifacial modules manufactured in India in line with Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
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