Stressing his commitment for the development of Haryana, Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for focusing on the development of the State.
“Due to Prime Minister’s visits to several foreign countries in last one year, our State is going to receive Rs10,000 crore investment from the United States and Canada in the coming days as conveyed to our visiting team during their investment and business trip,” said Khattar while addressing ‘Gati Pragati’ rally after inauguration of Badarpur-Mujesar Metro Rail link Project at Faridabad on Sunday.
The Chief Minister said, “We are going to organise investment summit in January 2016, and we are hopeful to receive around Rs 1 lakh crore investment for the state which would also create job opportunities for the four lakh people in the state.”
Manohar lal also thanked Modi for launching the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana’ along with ‘Sukanya Samridhi Yojana’ in the state on January 22 earlier this year.
He said that this is the third tour of the Prime Minister in Haryana in 13 months and he is scheduled to visit the state two more times during this month. Khattar said that Modi would be visiting Haryana again on September 11 and on September 18.
The Chief Minister also mentioned that Faridabad and Gurgaon are two main cities of state which needed to be connected through Metro.
Thanking Modi for the budget allocation for several road and rail projects in the state, Khattar said that his government is also committed for development as the metro would not only boost the growth of the region but would create new employment opportunities.
Stressing on the next phase of the Metro projects in the state, Khattar said, “Today Faridabad section has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister. The work of the Ballabhgarh and Manesar phase is also under process.”
The 13.87 km Delhi (Badarpur)-Faridabad (Escorts Mujesar) Metro corridor was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on Sunday.
“Apart from it, the HUDA city centre and Sohna road metro project and Bahadurgarh and Kondli Mmetro project would soon start in the next phase which would help in the development of the state,” Khattar added.
The Badarpur-Escorts Mujesar phase is equipped with solar power generation facilities in all stations and depots.