New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is set to take a quantum leap in infrastructure and the government is committed to strengthening it. The Prime Minister on Friday unveiled an ambitious Rs 50,800-crore Setu Bharatam project, under which a total of 208 railway crossings will be replaced by rail over bridges (ROBs).
As part of the project, 1,500 bridges of the British era will be overhauled at an estimated expenditure of Rs 30,000 crore.
"Altogether, these ROBs and bridges are planned to be completed by 2019 at an estimated cost of Rs 50,800 crore,"
Besides, Modi also spoke of his government’s efforts at improving the infrastructure of the country. Schemes like the Pradahan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna are being implemented and followed rigorously in order to overhaul the connectivity in rural areas that would inevitably develop the country and add on to its growth.
#LIVE: We are trying to work on roads in rural areas through our projcet Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna: PM Modi
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He further added that the transport and railway ministries are undertaking requisite measures to bring in a qualitative change in both the sectors.
#LIVE: We are trying to bring qualitative change in railways and I believe that we will succeed in improving the infrastructure as well: PM
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Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on the occasion.
The ministry has already launched an Indian Bridge Management System to map 1,50,000 bridges across the country.
Till now, an inventory of 50,000 bridges has been prepared while the first cycle of condition survey will be completed by June this year.
