PM Modi Unveils 1st Leg of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre is committed to ensuring a regular supply of water for drinking and irrigation purposes in the 13 districts of eastern Rajasthan. He said a draft plan for a major project, combining the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) and the old Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal link, has been shared by the Centre with the governments of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for reading portions from the state’s last year Budget speech while presenting the Budget for 2023-24, saying Congress governments’ “plans and announcements remained just on paper”. The prime minister was addressing a rally here after inaugurating a stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

India is expressing pride over its legacy with tremendous self-confidence and asserting that it will strengthen its ancient traditions while ushering in modernity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. He also underlined that the country’s policies and efforts have no discrimination and are aimed at serving the poor, the backwards and the deprived on priority, and said the service of the poor, the backward and the downtrodden is the “first ‘yagya’ for the country today”.

An electric cable will be laid between Jaipur and Delhi, and e-trucks and e-buses will be able to ply on this highway, Nitin Gadkari said. “We are also making 670 roadside facilities in the state along this highway which will have handicrafts and food outlets… Under the PM’s leadership, India’s road infrastructure will improve and we will become self-reliant and a super economic power,” Gadkari added.

The new Delhi-Mumbai Expressway passes through backward areas to give priority to the development of socially, economically and educationally backward districts, Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Sunday. READ MORE

During an address in Rajasthan’s Dausa on Sunday, PM Modi said the people of the state need to bring BJP back to power. “People know how they (Congress) are running the state and everyone knows what happened in the recent budget,” he said. “If Rajasthan had got the power of the double engine govt, it would have developed more. Congress does not work nor they let others work,” he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The PM pressed the button of a remote to mark the opening of the Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union MoS V K Singh, Union minister Gajendra Singh and other leaders were present on the stage at the function. READ MORE

The new stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway is set to reduce the travel time from the national capital to Jaipur from five hours to around three and a half hours.

During an address in Rajasthan’s Dausa on Sunday PM Modi said the Centre has been making many investments in infrastructure. “In this budget, we have made a provision of 10 lakh crores for infrastructure and it is 5 times more as compared to 2014,” he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first leg of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa and addressed a gathering there. “The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor are going to become two strong pillars of progress for Rajasthan and the country. These projects are going to change the picture of this entire region including Rajasthan in the coming times,” he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first leg of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa and addressed a gathering there. “The central government has been making investments in infrastructure. When such modern roads, railway stations, metro, and airports are built, the country’s progress gains momentum,” he said.

A fire broke out in a three-storeyed old heritage building situated about 200 metres from the chief minister’s official residence here in the early hours on Sunday. READ MORE

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