A major gift was presented to the State at Naugaon of district Chhatarpur on Tuesday. The foundation stone of 220.44 km long modern highways costing ` 1386.03 cr was laid in the presence of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Bhoomi poojan was performed and foundation laid for three major National Highway projects.
Gadkari said that Madhya Pradesh will become No 1 State of the country under the leadership of Chouhan. The State is progressing fast. Road construction will facilitate employment and industries. He further mentioned that it is a matter of pride for Madhya Pradesh that agriculture growth rate is maximum in the country for the last four years.
Moreover, Madhya Pradesh is developing fast in the fields of roads, electricity, water, industry and other sectors. Also special attention has been paid towards quality in roads construction. Gadkari announced an amount of ` 2 lakh cr in the next two years for roads construction in the State. He informed that several rivers of the country are being transformed into waterways, including Narmada river. He mentioned that National Highways costing of ` 1 lakh cr will be constructed in the State.
The Chief Minister said that Bundelkhand will not be left behind in development. History has been created in Madhya Pradesh in roads sector. Progress is being made rapidly in irrigation sector. As a result Madhya Pradesh will leave behind Punjab and Haryana in agriculture sector.
Chouhan further said that irrigation projects have been made to provide irrigation facilities on 4.5 lakh hectare land in Bundelkhand. He said that Bundelkhand will be made as the best region of the State. Informing about the steps taken by the State Government in the education field, Chouhan said that arrangements are being made to bear the fee of the students getting admissions in higher education courses.
law will be enacted by the Government to provide houses to the poor. No poor of the State will be houseless after 2022. Chouhan urged the Union Minister for construction of 2021 km long national highways of the State. Gadkari gave his consent towards this at the programme itself.
The projects for which foundation stones were laid including construction of four lane road from block Chhatipahadi (Madhya Pradesh/Uttar Pradesh Border) to Khajuraho of National Highway No. 75/76. A total of 85.400 kilometer long road will be constructed at a cost of Rs 920.46 crore.