1. PM Modi will inaugurate the 173 km long double line electrified section between New Khurja – New Rewari on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).
2. The project includes a one-kilometre-long double-line rail tunnel with high-rise electrification, enhancing connectivity between the Western and Eastern DFCs.
3. Several key road projects, including Aligarh to Bhadwas four-laning, widening of Meerut to Karnal border via Shamli, and the four-laning of the Shamli-Muzaffarnagar section, will also be inaugurated.
Bulandshahr, Jan 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to launch and dedicate development projects worth over ₹19,100 crore on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district.
He will head to Jaipur to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron, the chief guest for Republic Day celebrations.
In the first leg of his journey, PM Modi will inaugurate the 173 km long double line electrified section between New Khurja – New Rewari on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).
This section includes a one-kilometre-long double-line rail tunnel with high-rise electrification, a first of its kind globally.
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It is expected to enhance connectivity between the Western and Eastern DFCs, streamlining the operation of both freight and passenger trains by shifting goods trains on the DFC track.
PM Modi will also inaugurate the fourth line connecting Mathura – Palwal section and Chipiyana Buzurg – Dadri section, aiming to improve rail connectivity from the national capital to Southern, Western, and Eastern India.
Several key projects in the road sector, including the Aligarh to Bhadwas four-laning work Package-1, the widening of Meerut to Karnal border via Shamli, and the four-laning of the Shamli-Muzaffarnagar section, will receive significant boosts.
PM Modi will dedicate the Tundla-Gawaria Pipeline by Indian Oil, a ₹700 crore project covering 255 km to efficiently transport petroleum products from Tundla to Gawaria T-Point of Barauni-Kanpur Pipeline.
The inauguration of development projects in Bulandshahr is also seen as the launch of PM Modi’s electoral campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Following this, PM Modi will head to Jaipur to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders will visit various places of cultural and historical significance in the city, including the famous Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal.
Macron is the fifth French president to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day after François Hollande (2016), Nicolas Sarkozy (2008), Jacques Chirac (1998), Valery Giscard d’Estaing (1980), and Jacques Chirac as PM (1976).
