PM Modi launches multiple projects in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 34,400 crores in Chhattisgarh under ‘Viksit Bharat, Viksit Chhattisgarh’.
The projects cater to several sectors including roads, railways, coal, power and solar energy among others.
Addressing the programme virtually, the prime minister hailed the development undertaken in Chhattisgarh saying that the dream of building a Viksit Chhattisgarh will be realised through the empowerment of farmers, youth and women.
“Chhattisgarh has hardworking farmers, talented youth and a wealth of nature. Whatever is needed to develop, Chhattisgarh had it earlier and is there even today. But those who ruled the country for a long time after independence did not have a big vision,” he said.
During the occasion, Modi dedicated NTPC’S Lara Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-i (2x800 MW) to the nation and laid the foundation stone of NTPC’S Lara Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-ii (2x800 MW) in Raigarh.
While Stage-i of the station is built with an investment of around Rs 15,800 crore, StageII of the project shall be constructed on the available land of Stage-i premises, thus requiring no additional land for the expansion, and entails an investment of Rs 15,530 crore, a PMO release said.
Equipped with highly efficient super critical technology (for Stage I) and ultra-super critical technology (for Stage II), the project will ensure lesser specific coal consumption and carbon dioxide emission.