Staff Reporter:
CHIEF Minister Vishnu Deo
Sai said that under the leadership of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, the pace of
development in the country has reached new heights.
Critical infrastructure and
energy projects, pending for
decades, are now being
completed in a timely manner through the ‘PRAGATI’
platform. This is a powerful
testament to the results-oriented, accountable, and
decisive approach of the
central government, said he.
Chief Minister Sai has
hailed Prime Minister
Narendra Modi after the
Prime Minister had
approved the modernisation and expansion of the
Bhilai Steel Plant and Lara
Super Thermal Power
Projects.
Chief Minister Sai wrote
on his X, “The projects that
were pending for decades
are now being completed in
a timely manner through
the PRAGATI platform. This
is a powerful testament to
the results-oriented and
decisive approach of the
Central Government.
Its
impact is clearly visible in
Chhattisgarh. The modernisation of the Bhilai Steel
Plant is leading the country
in rail production, creating
thousands of jobs, and
strengthening the resolve
for a self-reliant India. At
the same time, NTPC Lara
Super Thermal Power
Project (1600 MW) is giving
new impetus to development by providing energy to six states including Chhattisgarh. We are proud of the historic achievements of the ‘PRAGATI’ platform under the
leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Clear goals,
swift implementation, and concrete results are the path to
a new India.”
It may be mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi
chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI - the ICT-enabled
multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely
Implementation yesterday, marking a significant milestone
in a decade-long journey of cooperative, outcome-driven
governance under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
During the meeting, Prime Minister reviewed five
critical infrastructure projects across sectors, including
Road, Railways, Power, Water Resources, and Coal. These
projects span 5 States, with a cumulative cost of more than
Rs 40,000 crore. Several projects that had remained stalled
for decades were completed or decisively unlocked after
being taken up under the PRAGATI platform.
These include
the Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge in Assam, first conceived
in 1997; the Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail
link, where work began in 1995; the Navi Mumbai
International Airport, conceptualised in 1997; the modernisation and expansion of the Bhilai Steel Plant, approved
in 2007; and the Gadarwara and Lara Super Thermal Power
Projects, sanctioned in 2008 and 2009 respectively. These
outcomes demonstrate the impact of sustained high-level monitoring and inter-governmental coordination.