Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that remarkable work has been done in agriculture sector in Madhya Pradesh. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh has received Krishi Karman Award consecutively in a row. Now Madhya Pradesh has also started exporting agricultural products. The farmers have now become Urja Data along with being Annadata.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Gadkari laid the foundation stone of 5 road projects in Mandla for Mandla and Dindori districts costing Rs 1261 crore. Union Minister Gadkari said that Mandla is the abode of nature, it is the land of Rani Durgavati and has the world famous national park like Kanha. Roads are very important for the development of tribal works. He said that after a detailed study on road development proposals given by the local public representatives including Chief Minister Chouhan, Union Minister of State Faggan Singh Kulaste the schemes would be approved.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Gadkari gave detailed information about the new projects started by the Ministry of Transport in the field of energy across the country. He explained the need for operation of electric buses in the field of transport in Madhya Pradesh. He said that production of bamboo can be promoted in Mandla, Dindori and other tribal areas. In future, ethanol will be made from bamboo, which can be used to generate energy for transportation and other sectors. Gadkari talked about including the new project in the ‘Gati Shakti Yojana’ for road development in the Kanha-Balaghat region.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Gadkari discussed about Mandla-Jabalpur Highway. He expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of highway construction and apologized before the forum for the inconvenience caused to the people of Mandla and the surrounding area. He directed the concerned officers to repair the old work of the National Highway and issue a new tender soon for the construction of the bad part of the road. Union Minister Gadkari discussed about the development of roads and bridges from different projects in the coming years.
Gadkari said that the construction of Barahmasi roads is going on by the Central Government to reach all religious destinations of the country. Regarding the construction of Narmada Expressway from Amarkantak to Dhar-Jhabua, he said that the study is going on by Mantralaya for the construction of this route. Devotees performing Narmada Pradakshina will definitely benefit from the development of this route.
The Union Minister congratulated Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on behalf of all the students for starting medical education in Madhya Pradesh in Hindi language. He said that it is our resolve to take development to the poor and deprived sections.
Chouhan said that the State Government is making continuous efforts to lay the road network everywhere. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Gadkari for the approval of the new 5 road project given by the Central Government for Mandla and Dindori districts.
Chief Minister Chouhan informed that since year 2003, roads of more than 3 lakh km length have been constructed by the State Government. He said that there is a proposal to build Narmada Expressway from the origin of Narmada to Dhar-Jhabua. Efforts will be made to develop industrial areas on both sides of ‘Narmada Expressway’, where industries based on local products will be set up.