PM Modi to launch irrigation projects worth crores from poll bound MP today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a one day visit to the election bound state Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Though the Assembly Elections are expected to take place by the end of this year, PM Modi might make this as an election campaign visit.

According to the information received from the official sources, Prime Minister in his one day visit will inaugurate several development projects in the state. Modi will not only dedicate the Mohanpura Irrigation Project to help ailing farmers in Raigarh district, but will also inaugurate an urban transport scheme named ‘Sutra Seva’ from Indore’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Co-incidentally, Indore has been awarded as the cleanest city under Swachh Sarvekshan 2018.

Briefing the details of Modi’s schedule, the official had said, “The prime minister will dedicate the Mohanpura irrigation project worth Rs 3,866 crore to the people of the state. This project, which includes a dam and a canal system, would benefit 727 villages in Madhya Pradesh.” He also added that from Indore, the premier will dedicate the development works worth Rs 4713.75 crores at a programme.

As per to the busy schedule, in Indore, PM Modi will also felicitate the winners of cleanliness survey – Swachh Sarvekshan 2018, and award the representatives of Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh, who secured the top three positions. Under the ‘Sutra Seva’ inauguration of state government’s urban transport scheme, the Premier will show a green signal to economical bus service — ‘Sutra Seva: MP Ki Apni Bus’ — which is being introduced in 20 selected cities of the state. In the initial phase 127 buses will ply in four municipal corporation cities — Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Chhindwara — and in two municipal council towns — Guna and Bhind, the official said.

The official added that among other programmes, the ‘griha pravesh’ (house warming ceremony) of all 1,00,219 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will be simultaneously performed across the state. Not only this, PM Modi will also dedicate 23 development projects undertaken at a cost of Rs 278.26 crore in Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Ujjain under the Smart City Mission, the official added.

In order to ensure safe drinking water to the people, the Premier will also inaugurate drinking water schemes for 14 urban areas, which include – Dharampuri Municipal Council (Dhar distric), Raisen Municipal Council, Begumganj, Obaidullaganj, Berasia (Bhopal), Athner (Betul), Badhvad (Ratlam), Dindori, Lakhnadon (Seoni), Narsinghpur, Sabalgarh, Bamor, Poursa (Morena) and Bamouri (Shahdol), the official informed.

Also, parks in 10 urban areas developed under the AMRUT Yojana will be dedicated to the people of the state. These areas include – including Khandwa, Burhanpur, Khargone, Sehore, Hoshangabad, Bhopal, Pithampur, Guna, Gwalior and Rewa.

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