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People opt for development, says Modi; launches projects for Rs. 2,400 cr. in Varanasi
The people of the country are taking decisions based on development and not “politics of vote bank”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Monday.At an official function in his Lok Sabha constituency, the Prime Minister launched projects estimated at over Rs. 2,400 crore, including two important highways in Varanasi, having a total length of 34 km and cost of more than Rs. 1,500 crore.
People-centric
Mr. Modi said for the governments run by the BJP, the country and the development of the people mattered most“Now the country only wants politics of development. People take decisions on the basis of development and not politics of vote bank,” Mr. Modi said. The steps taken by the government since 2014 to develop modern infrastructure could now be visible, he added. Mr. Modi said while the rural sanitation coverage in the country in 2014 was less than 40%, today it was 95%. Mr. Modi also said his government was dedicated to cleaning the Ganga and that projects worth Rs. 23,000 crore had already been approved while schemes worth Rs. 5,000 crore were already functioning on the ground. “Our government is not throwing money meant for the Ganga into the water. We are busy in cleaning the dirty water that comes to the Ganga,” Mr. Modi said. Three sewage treatment plants were inaugurated by the Prime Minister. This is Mr. Modi’s 15th visit to Varanasi since his Lok Sabha victory, BJP State president Mahendra Nath Pandey said. After inaugurating several projects, Mr. Modi said Varanasi and the eastern U.P. region would transform into a “confluence of nature, culture and adventure,” along with modern amenities.
Highways thrown open
The Varanasi Ring Road Phase-I and the Babatpur Airport highway, the two roads inaugurated by Mr. Modi, were built at a cost of Rs. 759.36 crore and Rs. 812.59 crore, said the PMO in a statement. The Ring Road is 16.55 km long, while the Babatpur highway, which is on National Highway 56 and is expected to ease travel for tourists, is 17.25 km long. In Varanasi, Mr. Modi also received the country’s first container consignment to be sent on an inland waterways vessel after 1947. He later inaugurated an inland waterways terminal on the Ganga, the first of the four multi-modal terminals being constructed as part of the Jal Marg Vikas project.
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/vote-bank-politics-has-failed/article25481024.ece
