Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stones for a number of infrastructure development projects totaling Rs 6100 crore in Warangal on Saturday, while praising the Telangana people for their “great contribution” to India’s history.
“The state of Telangana may be a new one. But the contribution of Telangana and its people in the history of India has always been great,” PM Modi said after laying the foundation stones of various projects.
“Today when India has become the world’s fifth-largest economy, the role of the people of the Telangana has been great,” PM Modi said while adressing the rally.
“Under such a situation, when the world is coming ahead to invest in India…there is excitement about a rising India…There are infinite opportunities for the people of Telangana,” PM further said.
“Today’s Naya Bharat is being represented by a ‘Young India’. This Bharat is full of energy”, he said.
“We have to use every second of this golden period. Any part of india should not lag behind in the rapid pace of development,” PM Modi said.
Before he gave his speech, PM Modi was greeted by “Bharat Maata ki ji” and “Vande Mataram” slogans.
PM Modi will travel from Warangal to Bikaner in Rajasthan to dedicate and lay foundation stone for development projects worth more than Rs 24,300 crore, according to an earlier PMO statement.
The statement went on to say that the PM would dedicate phase-I of the Inter-State Transmission Line for Green Energy Corridor as well as a six-lane greenfield expressway section of the Amritsar to Jamnagar Economic Corridor to the nation.
The PM will also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Bikaner Railway Station, according to the statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Rajasthan as part of a trip to four states from July 7 to 8.
All states will conduct elections later this year, with the exception of Uttar Pradesh.