Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exuded confidence that ‘Momentum Jharkhand Global Investors’ Summit 2017’ will create several opportunities for people of the state and “give wings to their aspirations“.
“Best wishes for @InvestJharkhand. May the deliberations in this Summit lead to fruitful outcomes that contribute to Jharkhand’s growth,” the Prime Minister said in a tweet.
In another tweet, Mr. Modi said that skills and determination of people of Jharkhand and proactive efforts of the state government are bringing record development in the state.
“Investment generated from @InvestJharkhand will create several opportunities for people of the state and give wings to their aspirations,” the Prime Minister added.
The two-day summit, which started today, is being attended by about 6,200 delegates.
The summit’s partner countries are Japan, Czech Republic, Tunisia and Mongolia.
Tap resources via industry to make it rich: Gadkari
Harnessing of its natural resources through industrial development will make Jharkhand a rich state with rich population, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
He also said that over the next couple of years the state will see investments of Rs 55,000 crore in the highways sector.
“Our country imports natural resources worth USD 800 billion while Jharkhand is endowed with rich natural resources. If we harness these setting up Industries, Jharkhand is set to become a rich state with rich people,” said the Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister.
Addressing the Momentum Jharkhand Global Investors’ Summit here, he said the Centre is committed to the development of the state and it has already increased the length of National Highways from 2,402 Km to 5,400 km.
“In the next two-and-a-half years Jharkhand will see investment of Rs 55,000 crore in the highways sector that includes work worth Rs 5,000 crore being undertaken to construct 600 km of highways,” he said.
Given the problems faced on Ranchi-Jamshedpur road, NHAI will ensure its completion by way of works worth Rs 1,000 crore, he added.
Mr. Gadkari said equal stress will also be given to augmenting waterways infrastructure in the state and the government is already working on National Waterway No 1.
Fifty km of the river length of the 1,620 km Ganga- Bhagirathi-Hoogly stretch falls under Sahebganj in Jharkhand where a multi-modal hub is being built at a cost of Rs 290 crore, he said.
By reducing transport cost through promotion of waterways, Jharkhand will see prices of the edible oil come down by up to Rs 2 a litre soon, he said.
