PM Modi chairs 10th interaction through #PRAGATI
#PRAGATI: PM Modi reviews grievances from people relating to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways#PRAGATI: PM Modi reviews progress of vital infrastructure projects in road, railway, coal, power & renewable energy sectors#PRAGATI: Prime Minister reviews Char-Dham road connectivity improvement project in Uttarakhand#PRAGATI: PM Modi exhorts Chief Secretaries to work towards at least one redevelopment project in each State#PRAGATI: Redeveloped railway stations could become iconic structures and centres of economic activity, says PM Modi#PRAGATI: PM Modi reviews programme for elimination of Kala Azar, calls for all efforts to eradicate this disease at earliestMission Indradhanush: PM Modi calls for aggressive action plan to cover all children for immunization in a specific time-frameThe Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today chaired his tenth interaction through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.
The Prime Minister reviewed the complaints and grievances from people relating to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and directed all concerned officials to expedite their redressal.
In course of his review today, the Prime Minister reviewed the progress of vital infrastructure projects in the road, railway, coal, power and renewable energy sectors, spread over several states, including Mizoram, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Delhi.
Reviewing the Char-Dham road connectivity improvement project in Uttarakhand, the Prime Minister called for expediting the work at the earliest.
Shri Narendra Modi took stock of the comprehensive redevelopment projects of Railway Stations. He suggested to all Chief Secretaries to work towards at least one such redevelopment project in each State. He said such redeveloped railway stations would become iconic structures and centres of economic activity.
The Prime Minister reviewed the scheme for upgradation of campuses of National Institutes of Fashion Technology (NIFTs), and for setting up of grid connected solar power projects in Government organizations, CPSUs and Ordinance Factories. He asked all Chief Secretaries to work towards speedy implementation of solar power projects in their respective States.
The Prime Minister reviewed the programme for elimination of Kala Azar, and called for all efforts to eradicate this disease at the earliest. He also reviewed “Mission Indradhanush,” and emphasized the need for an organized and aggressive action plan to cover all children for immunization in a specific time-frame.
In a big boost to railway sector, CCEA approved construction of additional Railway lines to cater to increased passenger & freight needs.
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Proposals will cost over Rs.10,700 crore & most part of expenditure will be met through extra budgetary resources (Institutional Financing).
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Doubling of 190 km long Hubli-Chickajur broad gauge single railway line has been approved. @RailMinIndia
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Entire route from Pune-Miraj-Hubli-Bengalore has been identified for doubling to improve flow of traffic & boost development of the region.
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Construction of Wardha (Sewagram) – Ballarshah 3rd railway line of 132 km will be taken up at estimated completion cost of Rs.1443.32 crore.
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Wardha (Sewagram) – Ballarshah section is very important from goods originating point of view of Nagpur Division.
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Doubling of 160 km long Ramna – Singarauli railway line has been approved at a cost Rs.2675.64 crore.
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The project will cover the districts of Garhwa in Jharkhand, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh and Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh.
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Construction of 165 km long 3rd railway line between Anuppur-Katni in Madhya Pradesh has also been apporved at a cost of Rs.1595.76 crore.
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The project would cover the districts of Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria and Katni districts of Madhya Pradesh.
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Construction of doubling of 261 km long Katni – Singarauli railway at a cost of Rs.2084.90 crore has been approved.
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The project would cover the districts of Katni, Shahdol, Sidhi and Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh.
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Katni-Singrauli is a critical and busy section carrying coal from Northern Coal Fields towards Western and Northern thermal power plants.
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This would provide necessary line capacity for introduction of additional mail/express & passenger trains to serve the people of the area.
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Construction of additional Bridge & doubling project of Rampur Dumra-Tal-Rajendrapul sector in Bihar has also got CCEA’s approval today.
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Costing Rs.1700.24 crore, the project is located in Begusarai and Patna districts of Bihar.
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By providing this facility there will be ample fluidity in maintaining train operations & introduction of more passenger/goods trains.
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Cabinet has granted ‘in-principle’ approval to the LIGO-India mega science proposal for research on gravitational waves.
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The approval coincides with the historic detection of gravitational waves a few days ago.
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LIGO-India project will establish a state-of-the-art gravitational wave observatory in collaboration with LIGO Laboratory run by Caltech&MIT
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Project will bring opportunities to dig deeper into realm of gravitational wave & take global leadership in this new astronomical frontier.
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LIGO-India will also bring considerable opportunities in cutting edge technology for the Indian industry.
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The project will motivate Indian students & scientists to explore newer frontiers of knowledge & will add impetus to scientific research.
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