Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at previous Governments for delaying the Dedicated Freight Corridor project and ignoring modernisation of railways, and said 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, Modi 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 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.
Till 2014 not a single km track of the project was laid and the funds sanctioned could not be spent properly.