Declaring and maintaining that building modern infrastructure will take India to newer heights continues to be his govt’s priority, Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple highway projects worth over 15,000 crore rupees for Rajasthan in a function in Udaipur.
Modi was received by Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and other senior leader in Udaipur on Tuesday. He inaugurated 11 National Highway projects, covering a total length of about 873 km. The projects include a 6-lane cable stayed bridge across river Chambal at Kota; 4-laning of Gomati Chauraha-Udaipur section of NH-8, and Rajsamand-Bhilwara section of NH-758.
During his visit PM Modi affirmed, “Rajasthan has huge area and tourists want to visit its Lake City – Udaipur, Pushkar and sand dunes of Jaisalmer. When tourism develops, handicrafts-men earn, taxi drivers earn, hoteliers earn and even the ‘chai wala’ (tea seller) earns,” as the gathering burst into laughter.
Stressing the importance of infrastructure for development, he said these highways will help farmers, boost tourism and open up economic opportunities for the local people. They would not only help link Rajasthan more efficiently but also be gateways to progress.
Indeed, tourism will get great boost with better connectivity of roads and safer road transportation. We applaud Mr. Prime Minister for his farsighted approach for the development of Rajasthan benefiting its tourism sector.