New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Dedicated Freight Corridors will form the basis of development of new growth centers and growth points in different cities of the country.
Dedicated freight corridor is not only the route for modern freight trains but also a corridor for rapid development of the country, the Prime Minister said after dedicating to the nation the 306 km long Rewari – Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) through video-conferencing.
He also flagged off the Double Stack Long Haul Container Train on this route.
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Ministers–Piyush Goyal, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Kailash Choudhary, Rao Inderjit Singh, Ratan Lal Kataria, Krishan Pal Gurjar were present on the occasion.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister said Maha Yagna to modernise the country’s infrastructure has gained a new momentum today.
He listed the initiatives of the Government launched in the last 12 days to modernise the country like DBT to farmers, launch of National Mobility Card in Airport Express Line, inauguration of AIIMS Rajkot, IIM Sambalpur, Light House Projects in 6 cities, National Atomic Timescale and Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya, National Environmental Standards Laboratory, Kochi-Mangalore gas pipeline, 100th Kisan Rail, a section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
