January 24, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,100 crore in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The projects are related to several important sectors like rail, road, oil and gas and urban development and housing.
During the programme in Bulandshahr, Modi will dedicate to nation the 173-km double line electrified section between New Khurja-New Rewari on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) by flagging off goods trains from the two stations through video conferencing. This new DFC section is important as it establishes crucial connectivity between the western and eastern DFCs. Further, this section is also known for its remarkable feat of engineering. It has a 1-km long double line rail tunnel with high rise electrification, which is first of its kind in the world. This tunnel is designed to seamlessly operate double-stack container trains. This new DFC section will help in improving the operation of passenger trains due to shifting of goods trains on DFC track.
Modi will also dedicate to nation the fourth line connecting the Mathura-Palwal section and the Chipiyana Buzurg-Dadri section. These new lines will improve the rail connectivity of the national capital to southern-western and eastern India.
The Prime Minister will dedicate multiple road development projects to the nation. The projects include Aligarh to Bhadwas four-lane work Package-1 (part of Aligarh-Kanpur Section of the NH-34); widening of Meerut to Karnal border via Shamli (NH-709A); and four laning of Shamli-Muzaffarnagar section of the NH-709 AD Package-II. These road projects, developed at a cumulative cost of more than Rs 5,000 crore, will improve connectivity and help in the economic development of the region.
During the programme, the PM will also inaugurate Indian Oil’s Tundla-Gawaria Pipeline. Built at a cost of about Rs 700 crore, this 255-km long pipeline project has been completed well ahead of the scheduled time. The pipeline will help in transportation of petroleum products from Tundla to Gawaria T-Point of Barauni-Kanpur Pipeline with pumping facilities at Mathura and Tundla and delivery facilities at Tundla, Lucknow and Kanpur.
Modi will also dedicate to nation the ‘Integrated Industrial Township at Greater Noida’ (IITGN). It has been developed in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects under the PM-GatiShakti. Built at a cost of Rs 1,714 crore, the project is spread over 747 acre, and is located near the intersection of Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors with Eastern Peripheral Expressway to the south and the Delhi-Howrah broad gauge railway line to the east.
IITGN’s strategic location ensures unparalleled connectivity as other infrastructure for multi modal connectivity are present in the vicinity of this project viz. the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway (5 km), the Yamuna Expressway (10 km), the Delhi Airport (60 km), the Jewar Airport (40 km), the Ajaibpur Railway Station (0.5 km) and the New Dadri DFCC Station (10 km). The project marks a significant step towards fostering industrial growth, economic prosperity, and sustainable development in the region.
During the programme, Modi will also inaugurate renovated Mathura sewerage scheme including construction of sewage treatment plant (STP), built at a cost of about Rs 460 crore. Modi will also inaugurate Moradabad (Ramganga) sewerage system & STP works (Phase I). The project built at cost of about Rs 330 crore, consists of 58 MLD STP, about 264 km sewerage network and nine sewage pumping stations for pollution abatement of Ramganga River at Moradabad.
At around 5:30 PM, Modi will reach Jaipur to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron. The duo will visit various places of cultural and historical significance in the city, including the Jantar Mantar, the Hawa Mahal and the Albert Hall Museum.
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