PM Modi unveils major development projects in Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a roadshow in Odishas Bhubaneswar where he has inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple development projectsThe Prime Minister also attended a statelevel function at Janta Maidan in Bhubaneswar to commemorate the completion of one year of the Odisha governmentPM Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth over eighteen thousand six hundred crore rupees in Bhubaneswar reported ANIThese projects will cover critical sectors including drinking water irrigation agricultural infrastructure health infrastructure rural roads and bridges sections of national highways and a new railway lineIn the meantime Prime Minister Modi also released the Odisha Vision Document which is anchored around the landmark years of 2036 when Odisha completes 100 years as Indias first linguistic state and 2047 when India celebrates 100 years of independence Moreover Odisha has set an ambitious target to become a 500 billion dollar economy by 2036 and 15 trillion dollars by 2047Launching a scathing attack on the opposition parties in Bihar for the slow progress of the state during their tenure Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day said that the opposition Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD are antiBihar and antiinvestment reported PTIWhile addressing a public event in Bihars Siwan Prime Minister Modi said that the Congress and RJD supported Gundaraj rule of hooligans and corruption RJD and Congress are against Bihar and investments They can never make a place in the heart of Biharis the Prime Minister saidHowever intensifying his criticism of the INDIA bloc allies Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the RJD and Congress of undermining the selfrespect of the people of Bihar My Bihari brothers and sisters show their mettle by working even in the most difficult situations They never compromise with their selfrespectBut the people with the Panja Congress symbol and the lantern JDU symbol together have greatly hurt Bihars selfrespectAccording to PTI he also pointed out that the only Mantra of the RJD and Congress is the prosperity of their familiesThe move came as the Prime Minister flagged off a stateoftheart locomotive built at the Marhowrah Plant for export to the Republic of Guinea under the Make in India initiativeMeanwhile the plant became the first to manufacture an export locomotive These are equipped with highhorsepower engines advanced AC propulsion systems microprocessorbased control systems and ergonomic cab designs incorporating technologies like regenerative brakingPrime Minister Modi also flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Patliputra and Gorakhpur via Muzaffarpur and BettiahAdditionally Prime Minister Modi was felicitated at a public meeting in Siwan where he laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects including in the water rail and power sectors To boost railway infrastructure in the region the Prime Minister inaugurated the new VaishaliDeoria railway line project worth over four hundred crore rupees and flagged off a new train service on this routeWith inputs from PTI