Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Bulandshahr in UP and Jaipur in Rajasthan on 25th January. At around 1:45 PM, Prime Minister will inaugurate and dedicate to nation multiple development projects worth over Rs. 19,100 crores in Bulandshahr. The projects are related to several important sectors like rail, road, oil and gas and urban development & Housing.
At around 5:30 PM, Prime Minister will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron in Jaipur. Prime Minister, along with President Emmanuel Macron, will visit various places of cultural and historical significance in the city, including Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal and Albert Hall Museum.
During the programme in Bulandshahr UP, Prime Minister will dedicate to nation the 173 Km long double line electrified section between New Khurja – New Rewari on 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 ‘one kilometre 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.
Prime Minister will also dedicate to nation the fourth line connecting Mathura – Palwal section & Chipiyana Buzurg – Dadri section. These new lines will improve the rail connectivity of the national capital to Southern Western & Eastern India.
Prime Minister will dedicate multiple road development projects to nation. The projects include Aligarh to Bhadwas four laning work Package-1 (part of Aligarh-Kanpur Section of NH-34); widening of Meerut to Karnal border via Shamli (NH-709A); and four laning of Shamli-Muzaffarnagar section of NH-709 AD Package-II. The road projects. These road projects, developed at a cumulative cost of more than Rs 5000 crore will improve connectivity and help in the economic development in the region.
