New Delhi: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Bhadbhut Barrage over the Narmada river on the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a public meeting, at Bharuch, in Gujarat on Sunday. (Photo: PIB)
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Bhadbhut Barrage over the Narmada river on the second day of his Gujarat tour on Sunday.
According to an official statement, PM Modi at a public meeting in Bharuch, also flagged off the Udhna-Jaynagar Antyodaya Express via video link.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stone, and inaugurated various plants of Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation Ltd, said the statement.
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Addressing the public meeting, the Prime Minister said that the Antyodaya Express is a commendable initiative, which connects people and particularly helps those who are from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar.
He said the train will make it easier for people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to go home for Chhath Puja.
PM Modi in his address said that Neem coating of urea helped farmers and stopped corruption as well as theft.
Narendra Modi said that Gujarat’s strides in animal husbandry have helped farmers. He said that he had asked the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, to send a team to Gujarat and study the Pashu Arogya Melas.
He added that a similar Mela had been organised recently in Varanasi, which the Prime Minister had an opportunity to visit.
(With agency inputs)
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