PM Modi to visit poll-bound states of Chhattisgarh and Telangana today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit the poll-bound states of Chhattisgarh and Telangana today and will lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in both states. PM Modi will dedicate multiple development projects worth more than Rs 26,000 crore in Chhattisgarh, including the NMDC Steel Ltd’s Steel Plant at Nagarnar in Bastar district. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said that the plant is being constructed at a cost of more than Rs 23,800 crore and is a greenfield project that will produce high-quality steel. NMDC Steel Ltd’s Steel Plant at Nagarnar will provide employment opportunities to thousands of people in the plant as well as in ancillary and downstream industries. It will put Bastar on the steel map of the world and provide a boost to the socioeconomic development of the region. Apart from this, the prime minister will also inaugurate a new railway line between Antagarh and Taroki. PM Modi will also flag off the Taroki – Raipur DEMU Train Service. These rail projects will improve connectivity in the tribal regions of the state. The improved rail infrastructure and the new train service will benefit the local people and help in the economic development of the region. Following the events in Chhattisgarh, Modi will travel to Telangana’s Nizamabad where he is expected to launch various development projects worth around Rs 8000 crore in important sectors like power, rail and health. Here the prime minister will flag off the Siddipet - Secunderabad - Siddipet train service, benefiting the local rail commuters in the region. Furthermore, in an effort will augment health infrastructure in Telangana, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of 20 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) across the state under Pradhan Mantri - Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. With inputs from ANI