Lagatar24 Desk
Haldwani, Dec 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 23 developmental projects worth Rs 17,500 crores, in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
The inaugurated projects include three different stretches of the Chardham all-weather road which have been widened, Nagina-Kashipur National Highway, Suring Gad hydel project and sewage works under the Namami Gange programme at Nainital.
According to the PMO, these projects cover a wide array of sectors across the state including irrigation, road, housing, health infrastructure, drinking water supply.
Addressing the gathering after the ceremony, PM Modi said, “These inaugurated development projects will give better connectivity & better health to the people of Haldwani. We’re also bringing a Rs 2,000 crore scheme for the development of the overall infrastructure of Haldwani, for water, sewage, road, parking, street lights.”
The PM also slammed the opposition and said, “Now that the public knows their (Opposition) truth, these people have started a new business of rumours, by manufacturing, spreading, & then screaming about it. These Uttarakhand rebels are spreading rumours about the Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail line as well.”
“Uttarakhand has completed 20 years of its formation. In these years, you have also seen such people running the government who used to say -‘you may loot Uttarakhand, but save my government’. These people looted Uttarakhand with both hands,” he added.
It has been a permanent trademark of those who were in the govt before, to hinder developmental projects. Lakhwar Project, which started today, has the same history, it was first thought of in 1976. Today after 46 yrs, our govt has laid the foundation stone for its work: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/voQROO01sE
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 30, 2021
Notably, this is Modi’s second visit to the state this month. On his last visit to Uttarakhand on December 4 Modi had unveiled projects worth over Rs 18,000 crore in Dehradun.
