Sardar dam faced many hurdles: PM
Calls it an engineering marvel stalled for 60 yrs
Dabhoi (Gujarat), Sept. 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river, saying no other project in the world has faced so many hurdles as this “engineering miracle” which many people had “conspired to stop”.
He also said that the dam, conceptualised nearly six decades ago, would become a symbol of the country’s growing prowess and boost growth in the region.
“No other project in the world has faced such hurdles as the Sardar Sarovar Dam. But we were determined to complete the project,” Mr Modi said at a rally some 55 km from the dam site in Dabhoi town of Vadodara district.
The Prime Minister, who had earlier dedicated the dam to the nation on his 67th birthday, said, “Sardar Sarovar will become a symbol of India’s new and emerging power and propel growth in the region... the project is an engineering miracle. Many false allegations were hurled at us. Many people conspired to stop this project. But we were determined not to make it a political battle,” he said.
Amreli (Guj), Sept. 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon farmers to launch ‘sweet revolution’ and ‘blue revolution’ by taking up honey bee farming and optimising use of waterways for transportation.
After inaugurating the Amreli Agriculture Produce Market committee’s new marketing yard in this Saurashtra town, Mr Modi appealed to farmers to adopt modern practices such as drip irrigation and solar power to improve income, and pledged his government's support.
“After green and white revolutions, now it is time for ‘blue revolution’ and ‘sweet revolution’,” he said. “These two revolutions have the potential to transform the lives of people of Saurashtra,” Mr Modi said, addressing a conference of cooperatives here. “This is the launch of Madhu Kranti,” said Mr Modi, who also laid the foundation stone for an ice-cream manufacturing plant and a honey farm to be set up by the Amreli District Co-operative Milk Producers Union (Amar Dairy) here.
“Like white and green revolutions, sweet revolution will also grow fast. Farmers can earn additional `2 lakh even with 50 beehives,” the PM said.
Like white and green revolutions, sweet revolution (honey bee farming) will also grow fast. Farmers can earn additional `2 lakh even with 50 beehives
— NARENDRA MODI, Prime minister