PM flags off 508 stations’ makeover
₹24,470 crore. The railways has set an internal target of one-and-a-half years to two years to complete the projects. Speaking through videoconference, the prime minister said that the redevelopment project will represent a huge boost for infrastructure development in the country.
“There is new energy, new inspirations and new resolutions," Modi said. Modi said that 55 ‘Amrit Stations’ will be developed at the cost of approx ₹4,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 34 stations in Madhya Pradesh at the cost of approx ₹1,000 crore, 44 stations in Maharashtra at the cost of ₹1,500 crore, and prime railway stations in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala among others will be redeveloped. He added that the ‘Amrit Stations’ will offer a glimpse of India’s cultural and local heritage.
For instance, Jaipur railway stations will have glimpses of Hawa Mahal and Amer Fort, Jammu Tawi Railway Station will be inspired by the famous Raghunath Mandir, and Dimapur station in Nagaland will showcase the architecture of 16 tribes in the region. The prime minister said India’s stature was growing and highlighted the growing global interest in the country. He credited two major factors for this – the election of a stable, full-majority government, and the government’s ambitious decisions and relentless work.
He said that the length of track laid in the country in the past nine years is more than the combined railway networks of South Africa, Ukraine, Poland, the UK and Sweden. He added that last year alone, India laid more railway tracks than the combined networks of South Korea, New Zealand and Australia. The government, Modi said, is working to make rail journeys accessible and pleasant.
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