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Lucknow, December 29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at previous governments for “delaying the Dedicated Freight Corridor project and ignoring modernisation of railways”, saying his government engaged with stakeholders to speed up works and carried out reforms at all levels.
Inaugurating the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) via video-conferencing, he said the vibration and roar of Bharat and Aatmanirbhar Bharat were clearly heard as the first freight train ran on the Khurja-Bhaupur freight corridor.
Attacking the previous government, the Prime Minister said the project was given permission in 2006 but it was only on paper as the then government lacked the seriousness and urgency with which it had to take it up with the states.
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LUCKNOW:Â Hailing the inauguration of the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern DFC in Uttar Pradesh, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said it is not just a freight corridor but a “Dedicated For Country scheme” that will carry goods as well as development.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday inaugurated the 351-km section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor via videoconferencing.
Speaking at the inauguration, Goyal said the DFCs are the best example of Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He said the DFC will play a role similar to what the river Ganga plays in terms of sustaining lives and livelihoods across its course.
As India is moving fast towards the path of becoming a big economic power, then the best connectivity is the priority of the country. The Government is working on every aspect of modern connectivity for the last six years with this in mind, stated PM.
He said that the Centre is focussing on the five wheels of highways, railways, airways, waterways and i-ways and that Tuesday s inauguration of a large section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is a big step in this direction.
Prime Minister Modi expressed happiness on seeing the modern rail infrastructure project getting implemented on the ground and said today when the first goods train runs in the Khurja Bhaupur freight corridor, we can hear the roar of self-reliant India.