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On the evening of Thursday 21st November 2013 Shri Narendra Modi addressed a massive public meeting in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Making a strong pitch to the people of Gwalior and Madhya Pradesh to once again elect the BJP government under the leadership of Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Shri Modi said that the BJP has shown what Sushasan and Surajya can be and the BJP has also shown that a Government can be for the poor. Shri Modi opined that after studying the works of the BJP governments in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat, the political pundits have had to think beyond anti-incumbency and talk about pro-incumbency for the first time. Shri Modi congratulated Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and MP BJP President Shri Narendra Tomar for serving the poor of the state and expressed confidence that there is a BJP wave across the state.

Praising the leadership of Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Shri Modi pointed that he has done excellent work in improving agriculture and tourism across the state. He shared that when there is a Chief Minister’s meeting convened by the Prime Minister, everyone is looking forward to hearing Shivraj ji’s insight on various issues. Shri Modi pointed that it is because the people gave BJP 10 years to serve MP that the state is no longer in the BIMARU category of states.

Shri Modi attacked the corruption of the Congress and also attacked the Congress’ failure to fulfill the promises it made to the people, including that of bringing prices down in 100 days. Giving a strong reply to the Congress leaders who say that we gave money, Shri Modi said that the money spent for development of people does not belong to any individual but it belongs to the people and by saying such things, Congress leaders are mocking the poor.

Shri Modi delivered a fitting reply to statements made by Dr. Manmohan Singh, in which he misquoted a statement by former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee over performing ‘Rajdharma.’ He said that Vajpayee ji said Narendra Modi performed his Rajdharma, and that the video is on You Tube but the PM should answer on what the Congress Vice President did when the PM was travelling to USA. He said that it is the Congress party that has lowered the dignity of the office of the Prime Minister. He declared, “Is Parivar Ko Koi Lalkarta Nahi tha...abekChaiwale ne lalkara hai .Yeh kehte hai Chaiwala PM nahi bangea to kya Desh bechne wale banenge?”

MP BJP President Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Rajya Sabha MP Maya Singh ji were present on the occasion.

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Cabinet approves three rail projects across West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
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The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs. 10,783 crore and planned to be completed up to 2029-30

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved 03 (Three) projects of Ministry of Railways with total cost of Rs. 10,783 crore. These projects include:

  1. Kharagpur – Jharsuguda (Bagdehi) 4th Line
  2. Katni – Pendra Road 4th Line
  3. Bilaspur (Uslapur) – Pendra Road 3rd Line

The increased line capacity will significantly enhance mobility, resulting in improved operational efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways. These multi-tracking proposals are poised to streamline operations and alleviate congestion. The projects are in line with the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Vision of a New India which will make people of the region “Atmanirbhar” by way of comprehensive development in the area which will enhance their employment/ self-employment opportunities.

The projects are planned on PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan with focus on enhancing multi-modal connectivity & logistic efficiency through integrated planning and stakeholder consultations. These projects will provide seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods, and services.

The Three projects covering 14 Districts across the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 656 Kms. The proposed multi-tracking projects will enhance connectivity to approx. 4,790 villages, which are having a population of about 56 lakhs.

The proposed capacity enhancement will improve rail connectivity to several prominent tourist destinations across the country, including Taratarini Temple, Shri Khetra Jagannath Temple (Ancient temple near Jharsuguda), Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Virateshwar Temple, Amarkantak Temple, Jwaleshwar Dham, Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Khutaghat Dam, Malhar Archaeological Site, Ratanpur Mahamaya Temple, etc.

The proposed projects are essential routes for transportation of commodities such as coal, cement, iron and steel, etc. The capacity augmentation works will result in additional freight traffic of magnitude 27 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum). The Railways being environment friendly and energy efficient mode of transportation, will help both in achieving climate goals and minimizing logistics cost of the country, reduce oil import (~12 Crore Litres) and lower CO2 emissions (~62 Crore Kg) which is equivalent to plantation of 2.48 Crore trees.