Lower Kopili Hydro Power Project will benefit North East.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth around Rs.19,480 crore in Guwahati on 13 Mar, saying with some of these projects Assam will become self-reliant in the energy.
He highlighted the ongoing development of India’s refineries and the expansion of refining capacity, especially those in Assam that have also been expanded over the past years https://www.conexpoconagg.com/.
“Unprecedented investment is being made in gas pipeline infrastructure across Assam and the entire North East,” said the Prime Minister, informing the people of Assam that the upgradation of the Numaligarh-Siliguri pipeline has been completed, and the world’s first second-generation bio-ethanol plant has been established at Golaghat in Assam.
“Today, nearly the entire rail network of the country is connected through electric routes, and the target of 100 percent electrification will be achieved soon,” he said, underlining that due to railway electrification, the country is saving nearly 1.75 billion litres of diesel https://www.globaltenders.com/.
Assam is also playing a significant role in fulfilling the nation’s renewable energy commitments, noted PM Modi, pointing out that the Lower Kopili Hydro Power Project will benefit not just Assam but the entire North East.
“These projects worth thousands of crores are creating new avenues of employment for Assam’s youth and are boosting the state’s prosperity,” he added.
He also elaborated on the government’s vision to connect farming with new technology, link farmers with new methods of irrigation, and highlighted the policy of ‘Per Drop More Crop’ through micro-irrigation technologies such as drip and sprinkler systems which has reduced costs https://ted.europa.eu/en/.
PM Modi informed that the government is now working to connect farms with solar pumps to minimize farmers’ expenditure on diesel. “Many farmers today are not only irrigating through solar pumps but are also generating electricity and earning money from it,” he underlined.
“When farmers adopt natural farming on a massive scale, the soil will remain safe and our Annadatas (farmers) will be protected from global crises as well,” emphasized PM Modi of the government’s efforts to encourage natural farming and reducing the use of chemical-based fertilizers.
The Prime Minister announced that the work of building modern cruise terminals at the famous Nimati Ghat and Bishwanath Ghat has also commenced from 13 Mar, emphasizing that this is not merely an infrastructure project, it is a step that will give a new direction to tourism and the local economy in Assam https://sbi.com.in/.
The government has not limited tourism to just sightseeing but has viewed it as a major opportunity for employment and development, elaborated PM Modi, highlighting the possibilities of expanding facilities on the Brahmaputra River for water-based tourist activities.
Once the cruise terminals are built, cruise operations on the Brahmaputra will advance further, and it will become even easier for tourists from India and around the world to reach Assam, he added.
“As cruise tourism grows, new employment opportunities will be created for local youth, artisans and handicraft workers will find new markets, and the income of small shopkeepers, boatmen, and people associated with hotels and transport will also increase. Tourism in Assam is no longer limited to just travel and sightseeing, it is becoming a new engine of local development and public prosperity,” asserted PM Modi.
The Prime Minister also laid foundation stone for Rs.4,570 crore projects in Kokrajhar, Assam, over Rs.1,100 crore of which are specifically earmarked for enhancing the road network in Bodoland.
“Assam’s road connectivity will become even more empowered through these initiatives,” he said while officiating the event via Video Conferencing from Guwahati.
The recently flagged off Kamakhya-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express and the Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Express to boost regional mobility are among projects that would provide essential facilities to the public while simultaneously stimulating trade and tourism, said Modi.
PM Modi remarked that significant strides are being taken to bolster rail connectivity, including the establishment of a railway workshop.
He pointed out that the upcoming rail link to Bhutan and the modernization of various stations will turn the area into a logistics hub.
“Kokrajhar is set to become a major center of trade through these projects,” PM Modi asserted.
The Prime Minister stated that the momentum of development in Assam must be accelerated to achieve the vision of a self-reliant state. “The resolve for a developed Assam will surely be fulfilled with the blessings of the people,” he emphasized. Fiinews.com
