The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) released a statement on Thursday announcing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak via video conference on February 16 at 11 AM for the “Viksit Bharat Viksit Rajasthan” program. The statement also stated that the prime minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several development projects valued at over Rs 17,000 crore during the program. The projects serve a number of significant industries, including drinking water, petroleum and natural gas, roads, railroads, solar energy, and power transmission.
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.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the country and lay the cornerstone of eight significant railway projects in Rajasthan, valued at approximately Rs 2,300 crore, with the goal of strengthening the rail infrastructure in the area. PM Modi will dedicate major solar projects worth approximately Rs 5,300 crore to the nation and lay the foundation stone for them in Rajasthan as part of an effort to increase the region’s output of renewable energy. According to the official statement, he will lay the foundation stone for the 300 MW NLCIL Barsingsar Solar Project, which will be built near the Barsingsar Thermal Power Station in the Bikaner District of Rajasthan.
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.
He will also lay the foundation stone of 300 MW Solar Power Project of NHPC LTD under CPSU Scheme Phase-II (Tranche -III), also to be developed at Bikaner Rajasthan.
