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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates, lays foundation & dedicates Rs 68000 cr developmental projects in Odisha

PM Narendra Modi noted that the goal of a Viksit Bharat can only be achieved if all the states are developed.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for projects worth more than Rs 68,000 crore in Sambalpur, Odisha aimed at boosting the energy sector involving natural gas, coal and power generation apart from important projects of road, railway and higher education sector.  

Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that these projects mark a significant in the development journey of Odisha as projects worth nearly Rs 70,000 crores are launched in the sectors of education, railway, roads, electricity and petroleum.

Modi underlined that the people of Odisha belonging to the poor section, labourers, working class, business owners and farmers among all other sections of society will reap the benefits of today’s development projects. He further added that it will also create thousands of new employment opportunities for the youth of Odisha. 

“The goal of a Viksit Bharat can only be achieved if all the states are developed”, PM Modi remarked, as he mentioned lending maximum support to Odisha in every sector.

Highlighting the efforts of the central government in the last 10 years, the Prime Minister mentioned Odisha’s petroleum and petrochemicals sector witnessing investments worth about Rs 1.25 lakh crore, the state’s railway budget getting a boost of more than 12 times, the construction of 50,000 kms of roads in Odisha’s rural areas under PM Gram Sadak Yojna and 4,000 kms of National Highways.

Improved road & rail connectivity

Referring to today’s inauguration of three National Highways projects, the Prime Minister informed that interstate connectivity between Odisha and Jharkhand would reduce along with traveling distance. Noting that the region is known for its potential in mining, power and steel industries, PM Modi said that new connectivity will create possibilities for new industries in the entire region, thereby creating thousands of new employment opportunities.

He also touched upon the doubling of Sambalpur-Talcher rail section and the inauguration of new rail line from Jhar-Tarbha to Sonpur section. “Subarnapur district will also connect through Puri-Sonpur Express making it easier for devotees to perform darshan of Lord Jagannath,” he said.

Modi further mentioned that the supercritical and ultra-supercritical thermal plants inaugurated today will ensure adequate and affordable electricity for every family in Odisha. 

“Odisha has greatly benefited from the policies made by the Central Government in the last 10 years”, the Prime Minister said, as he mentioned that Odisha’s income has increased 10 times after the change in mining policy. Modi noted that the Central Government will continue to work for the development of the state.

Governor of Odisha, Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister of Education, and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw were present on the occasion among others.