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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off work to build the Rs 8,300 crore Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor and other big ticket infrastructure projects aimed at giving a big push to development in Uttarakhand</p>
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Addressing a rally at Parade Ground in Dehradun, PM Modi said, &ldquo;Today, I am very happy that the foundation stone of the Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor project has been laid. When it is ready, the time taken to travel from Delhi to Dehradun will be almost halved.&rdquo;</p>
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The expressway will reduce the distance between the two cities from 248 km at present to 180 km.</p>
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He also laid the foundation stones of multiple development projects which will see an investment of Rs 18,000 crore pouring into Uttarakhand.</p>
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Addressing a rally at Parade Ground in Dehradun ahead of the assembly elections in the state, the Prime Minister said, &ldquo;These projects will help make this Uttarakhand&rsquo;s decade. In the last five years, the Centre has approved more than Rs 1 lakh crore for the development of Uttarakhand.&rdquo;</p>
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&ldquo;Today, India is moving forward with the intention of investing more than Rs 100 lakh crore in modern infrastructure,&rdquo; he added.</p>
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Taking a swipe at the opposition, PM Modi said that the central government in the years 2007-2014 had only built 288 kilometres of national highways worth Rs 600 in Uttarakhand.</p>
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&ldquo;Our government in its seven years has constructed national highways of more than 2,000 km worth Rs 12,000 crore in the state,&rdquo; he said.</p>
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&ldquo;Our mountains and culture are not only our faith but also the fortresses of our country&#39;s security. We prioritise ease of living for people living in the mountains. Unfortunately, it was nowhere in the policy strategy of those who remained in power for decades,&rdquo; PM Modi added.</p>
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The other projects that the PM inaugurated include the 120 mw Vyasi hydro-electricity project, a 38-km long highway between Devprayag and Shrikot on NH-58 and a widened 33 km road between Brahmapuri and Kaudiyala on Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway.</p>
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He also announced that three new medical colleges would soon start functioning in the state.</p>
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Criticising the UPA, the Prime Minister said, &ldquo;Earlier for 10 years there was a government in the country, which wasted valuable time of the country and Uttarakhand. For 10 years there were only scams in the name of infrastructure in the country.&rdquo;</p>
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&ldquo; We worked twice as hard to make up for the loss caused to the country and are doing it even today.&rdquo;. Talking about the changed working style, the Prime Minister said &ldquo;today, India is moving ahead with the intention of investing more than Rs 100 lakh crore on modern infrastructure. India&#39;s policy today is of &lsquo;Gatishakti&rsquo;, to work twice or thrice as fast.&rdquo;</p>
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