Railway needs reform and modernization, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening dedicated and inaugurated a series of projects in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad in Gujarat through video conferencing. While inaugurating the newly built modern railway station of Gandhingar and a five star hotel atop the railway station, he  said that modern development is aimed to provide more facilities to the people. Modi has said that our aim is not to create only concrete structures, but to create better infrastructures which have their own characteristics.

 Modi said that the necessities of 21st century’s India cannot be fulfilled by the thinking of 20th century. He said that the Railway sector was in need of reforms and we are modernizing the Railway not as a service, but also developing it to create an asset.  He said that all railway stations of the country are being modernized. The railway stations of tier 2 and tier 3 are being equipped with wi-fi facilities. The Prime Minister said that to enhance the security, all unmanned railway crossings on broad-gauge lines have been abolished.  He said that the train of development for creating new India will continue to go ahead on the double track.  He said that one track is for modernization while another track is for the welfare of farmers, poor and middle class people. He said that the railway network has reached the capital stations of the north east region following the recent efforts of the government.
Speaking on this occasion through video conferencing, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that all the projects inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi are aimed to boost the infrastructure development and tourism sector. He said that modernization of Gandhinagar Railway station happened after the long wait of 35 years. He said that earlier, the world’s tallest statue- the Statue of Unity had been connected with eight different places of the country. Similarly, today the capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar is being connected with Varanasi- the holy place of Baba Vishwanath. Shah said that different projects at Gujarat Science city will increase the scientific and environmental awareness among the students.