Keep Politics Away, Compete On Quality, Speed Of Infrastructure Development: PM Modi Tells Parties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the political parties to keep politics away from development of infrastructure in the country.

He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section and the Operation Control Centre of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. He expressed happiness at modern rail infrastructure project getting implemented on the ground.

Urging politicians to keep the development of the country’s infrastructure away from politics PM Modi said that infrastructure should be a mission to benefit many generations, not 5 years of politics. He asked political parties to compete on quality, speed and scale of infrastructure.

Piyush Goyal and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath were present at the occasion.

Lamenting Delays

Lamenting delays in the past in implementation of the Dedicated Freight Corridor, PM Modi said that until the year 2014, not even a kilometre of track could be laid. As a result of constant monitoring and meeting with the stakeholders, approximately 1,100 km of the work is likely to be completed in the next few months.

The Prime Minister said Infrastructure is the biggest source of any nation’s strength and that good connectivity is the priority of the country. He also said that the government is focussing on the five wheels of highways, railways, airways, waterways and i-ways.

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The Prime Minister also criticized the mentality of increasing the number of trains rather than the tracks on which the train was to run. He claimed that changed with the elimination of separate rail budgets, and investing in the Indian Railways network.

DFC Beneficial to Uttar Pradesh and Eastern India

Today’s inauguration of a large section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is a big step in this direction, PM Modi declared. Industry, businessmen, farmers or consumers, everyone is going to benefit from this dedicated freight corridor. PM Modi also said the freight corridor will give a boost to the industrially less developed eastern parts of India.

Stressing on the need for the dedicated freight corridors, he said as the population and the economy grew, the demand for freight haulage increased manifold.

With the commissioning of these new lines, problems of delayed passenger trains would be resolved, he claimed Speeds of freight train would increase 3 times and the network will be able to carry double the volume of goods, PM Modi declared.

PM Modi said the industrial corridors of Delhi-Mumbai and Amritsar-Kolkata are being developed around the freight corridors. North-South and East-West corridors are also being planned, he announced.

The PM also said the government was focussed on widening and electrification of the rail network and elimination of unmanned rail crossings.

Asking the public to desist from damaging public property during demonstrations and movements the PM also reminded citizzens of their obligation to the nation while expressing their democratic right.