Infrastructure Development Push in India 2021

Infrastructure Development Push in India 2021 

Last Updated on: 30-12-2021

• Indian Govt. is taking utmost care to build better infrastructure: taking the same view, much care has been taken in Railways. Look at the picture, which shows, Agartala Railway Station in its new/revamped look. An unprecedented move.

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• Barak Bridge in Manipur: was revamped after a defend was felt to make
  
  
  complete connectivity to the NE region of the country.

• UP state is to have its own 1000 acre film city: along Yamuna Expressway

• The Modi Govt is to install 6000 EV charging stations: along 9 expressways, thus people leading to clean fuel for vehicles & motivating people to buy electric vehicles.

• BRO struck a marvel: by building the highest motorable road in east Ladakh, at the elevation of 19024 feet. For this feat, BRO set a Guinness World record and got the certificate.

The said certificate:-

• Number of Functional in India: Modi Govt. is all set to raise this number to 200+ by 2024, presently the number of such airports is 137.

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• Roadways System in India:

• 6 new aerial routes have been flag-off: to boost connectivity to North-East.  The six air routes commencing operations from today are: 1) Kolkata - Guwahati, 2)Guwahati - Aizawl, 3)Aizawl - Shillong, 4)Shillong - Aizawl, 5)Aizawl - Guwahati, and 6)Guwahati - Kolkata.
• PM Modi launched 7 defense Companies:  The seven new defense companies are – Munitions India Limited (MIL); Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI); Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE India); Troop Comforts Limited (TCL) (Troop Comfort Items); Yantra India Limited (YIL); India Optel Limited (IOL) and Gliders India Limited (GIL). The abovementioned firms have begun operations from October 1 this year.

• Kushi Nagar Airport inaugurated:

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Uttar Pradesh's CM Yogi Adityanath, inaugurated the much-awaited Kushinagar International Airport on Wednesday (October 20, 2021), giving impetus to trade and tourism in the region. Kushinagar is among one of the most revered religious sites in the state with huge significance to Buddhist pilgrims around the world. 

At the inauguration of the Kushinagar International Airport, a flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka, carrying a Sri Lankan delegation of over 100 Buddhist monks and dignitaries including the 12-member holy relic entourage bringing the holy Buddha relics for exposition landed, marking the beginning of flight services from the South Asian island nation. 

Apart from Sri Lanka, there's a huge Buddhist population in many southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore among more. Flight services to these countries are expected once the airport is fully operational. Apart from that, Domestic flights to Delhi and Mumbai are already announced and it is expected that the airport will also connect other regional airports in UP including Lucknow, Hindon among others.