- PM GatiShakti is not only connectivity or integrated effort, it is a huge step to strengthen India taking along all states of the country: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal
NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, NOV 26
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday made an appeal to people to join hands in achieving the goals set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making India the best country in the world.
PM GATI SHAKTI Zonal Conference inaugurated by Shri Bhupendra Patel, Hon’ble CM-Gujarat & Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterway today at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. pic.twitter.com/9Lx24TqjZd
— Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (@shipmin_india) November 26, 2021
Sonowal, who is Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said each sector is experiencing change and development under the leadership of Modi. He was speaking at the zonal conference on PM Gati Shakti initiative for the western region at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.
CM Shri @Bhupendrapbjp inaugurated Zonal Conference on #PMGatiShakti, National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity, organised by @shipmin_india and graced by Union Minister Shri @sarbanandsonwal, Union MoS Shri @shripadynaik & other dignitaries at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/lnnXt8zBtC
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) November 26, 2021
“PM Modi has worked hard to create an identity for India in the world. He is working with commitment to make India the best country in the world and has set some goals. We all need to come together and work hard to achieve those goals,” the minister said in his address.
“We all need to fulfil our responsibility with commitment. Gati Shakti is not just about connectivity. This is an important step to bring together all the states to make the country stronger,” he said.
Guj CM joins Drone Mahotsav held at GMDC ground in Ahmedabad https://t.co/SZXRKfAfe4
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) November 26, 2021
The minister added that the Centre as well as states need to take necessary steps to realise this ambitious project.
“The country has woken up today. Each sector is experiencing change and development. Modi gave opportunities to every section of the society. Each citizen needs to involve himself in this Gati Shakti initiative. It is our responsibility to strengthen our country. People till panchayat level should be made aware about it. We need to work as Team India and the captain of this team is Narendra Modi,” he said.
The conference was attended by the representatives of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa, said Sonowal.
In his address, Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said data shows that integration at least by two means of transport result in reduced cost and ease of operation in moving commodities.
“Multimodal connectivity has been taken as the key area of connectivity by the ministry and it is the central theme of the PM Gati Shakti, where it intends to bring the changes in planning, implementation and regulatory framework of the project management,” he said.
The ministry of ports, shipping and waterways has taken up more than 500 projects as multimodal connectivity projects, which will bring in significant changes in the economic system with generation of jobs and creation of new business opportunities, he said.
“We have identified 181 projects in the Sagarmala programme with a total outlay of Rs1.7 lakh crores. This includes 19 road and 91 rail projects. This project will enhance the connectivity in multimodal space,” he added.
In his address, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said multimodal connectivity will increase efficiency, reduce cost, and eventually it will help us in making local products more competitive in the world.
“This initiative will change the face of logistics and infrastructure sectors in the country. It will create new jobs for the youths and take local products across the globe. It encompasses development of 11 industrial corridors, setting up 4G network in villages and building 2 lakh km of new highways among others,” the CM said.
Union MoS of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister for Industrial Policy and Investment, Madhya Pradesh Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon, and PWD Minister, Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Jatav were also present at the meet. The Zonal Conference was organised by Deendayal Port Trust under aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
