Infra ensures social capacity, says Naidu
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, has stressed the importance of road connectivity as a key to national development and the potential to bring a positive change in lives of people living in remote-rural corners of the country.
He underlined this during the foundation stone laying ceremony of four-laning of Adhelai-Nari section of NH-751, in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on 12 Aug 2018.
The Vice President said that infrastructure development is not only a condition of development of the country, but the criteria for development.
It ensures social capacity and security, he added.
The Vice President said that connectivity is an essential and important component in bridging the urban rural divide and asked authorities to give equal priority to rural roads. They are crucial for all-round development of our country. National Highways symbolize social, economic and business unity of the country, he added.
Expressing concern over the incidents of road accidents, the Vice President said that road safety should be paramount. He called for creation of medical infrastructure such as ambulances and first aid centres near highways to provide immediate assistance in case of emergency.
Naidu also called on youth of the country to take active part in the developmental process. fiinews.com
