PM Modi to inaugurate Rajasthan section of Amritsar-Jamnagar economic corridor on July 8
New Delhi, July 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the six-lane greenfield expressway section of the Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor on July 8.
Spanning over 500 km in Rajasthan, this section that runs from village Jakhdawali in Hanumangarh district to village Khetlawas in Jalore district, is built at a cost of around Rs 11,125 crore, as per an official statement. According to the statement, this expressway will significantly reduce travel time and improve connectivity between major cities, and industrial corridors.
The statement added that the expressway would facilitate seamless transportation of goods and enhance tourism and economic development along its route.
According to a press release from the Prime Minister's office, PM Narendra Modi would undertake a tour of four states — Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Rajasthan — from July 7 to 8, during which he would lay the foundation stones, and dedicate multiple projects worth Rs 50,000 crore.
"PM Modi will visit Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh on July 7, Telangana and Rajasthan on July 8," the release further said. Significantly, except for Uttar Pradesh, all states would go to polls later this year.
All you need to know about Amritsar-Jamnagar economic corridor
The corridor would cut distance between Amritsar and Jamnagar from 1,430 km to 1,256 km, and reduce travel time between the two cities from 26 hours to 13 hours.
The project has been divided into eight sections, but poll-bound Rajasthan is likely to be the biggest beneficiary of this economic corridor as 50 percent of the route (a little over 600 km) passes through six districts of the state: Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer and Jalore
Delhi will also be connected to the Amritsar-Jamnagar economic corridor through the Delhi-Katra expressway, which will further connect this area to Jammu and Kashmir
In Bathinda, it will also be connected with the Ludhiana-Bathinda-Ajmer expressway and Pathankot-Ajmer economic corridor
The project starts from Tibba village in Kapurthala district and ends in Jamnagar. It connects Bathinda, Chautala, Rasisar, Deogarh, Sanchore, Santalpur and Malia along the way. Out of the eight sections, five are greenfield and three brownfield.
- With inputs from agencies
