Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 27,000 crore at a function held in Jagdalpur town in Chhattisgarh.
Modi dedicated the NMDC Steel Ltd’s plant at Nagarnar in Bastar district to nation, built at a cost of Rs 23,800 crores, an official statement said.
The plant is a greenfield project that will produce high-quality steel and provide employment to scores of people, both directly and indirectly.
To improve rail infrastructure, he launched a new rail line between Antagarh and Taroki and a rail line doubling project between Jagdalpur and Dantewada.
Modi also laid the foundation stone of the Boridand–Surajpur rail line doubling project and the redevelopment of Jagdalpur station.
He flagged off the Taroki–Raipur DEMU Train Service.
Modi also inaugurated a road upgradation project from ‘Kunkuri to the Chhattisgarh-Jharkhand Border section of National Highway 43.