Govt has made unprecedented investments in infrastructure in last eight years to take India to new heights

The Union Government has made unprecedented investments in infrastructure in the last eight years to take India to new heights.

Infrastructure is the basis of development of any nation. As soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, he emphasized on strengthening the infrastructure. The Modi Government laid special focus on construction of roads, airways, waterways, ports and improvement in rail infrastructure.

AIR correspondent reports that this will not only boost the economic development of the country, but also facilitate the seamless transportation and passenger service which will in turn reduce the logistic costs and save fuel.

In order to accelerate the pace of development through ports in the country, the Modi Government launched the Sagarmala programme in 2015. Transportation of heavy goods through rivers is cheaper than by road or rail and keeping this in mind, for the first time, special importance is being given to the development of inland water transport. Prime Minister Modi had stressed that the use of waterways will save both time and money.

Modi Government laid a lot of emphasis on the construction of roads, as Roads and development are interlinked. Earlier in 2014, only 12 kilometres of National Highway was constructed per day. The pace of construction has now touched 37 kilometres per day. Along with the construction of National Highways, special emphasis was laid on rural connectivity through roads. Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said that the construction of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in the villages has brought ease of doing business.

With the strengthening of infrastructure, not only movement will be easier, but inclusive and holistic development of the country will also be possible.