PM Modi with MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (Photo/ANI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Mohanpura irrigation project in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh where Assembly elections are scheduled to be held later this year. The Rs 3,866-crore project includes a dam and a canal system. It will benefit 727 villages in the state.
Addressing a huge gathering during the inauguration event, the prime minister gave credit to the labourers "who worked hard with tools and machines, sweating it out day and night". "I have just done the formality of launching the project by pressing the button, but it's actual launch was done when they toiled hard for it," PM Modi said.
PM Modi also used the stage to target the Congress for Madhya Pradesh's backwardness during its rule and showered praise on CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan for transforming the state from 'Bimaru' to one of the most developed ones in the country.
The prime minister landed Bhopal's Raja Bhoj Airport around 12 pm and then left for Mohanpura. He will then visit Indore to take part in various programmes. Indore, the city which has officially been declared as the cleanest in the country under Swachh Survekshan 2018, has been decked up for PM's visit. All major roads of the city have been illuminated with green lights to showcase Indore's 'cleanest city' tag.
WATCH: What PM Modi said in Rajgarh
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01:40 pm: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Mohanpura irrigation project in Madhya Pradesh.The irrigation project has been built at a cost of about Rs 3,866 crore.
01:30 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Rajgarh to inaugurate the Mohanpura Irrigation Project. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Governor Anandiben Patel also present there.
12:30 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Bhopal's Raja Bhoj airport. PM Modi will visit Indore and Rajgarh to inaugurate a slew of development projects worth crores. PM Modi was received at the airport by Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other state ministers and leaders.
PM Modi also felicitate the winners of cleanliness survey -- Swachh Survekshan 2018. He gave away awards to the representatives of Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh, the cities that secured top three positions in the survey.
The PM also inaugurated the state government's urban transport scheme named 'Sutra Seva' at Indore's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. This economical bus service - 'Sutra Seva: MP Ki Apni Bus' - is being introduced in 20 selected cities of the state.
The Urban Development and Housing Department will make the bus service available inside and outside the cities under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme through private partnership.
In the first phase of 'Sutra Seva', 127 buses will start plying in four municipal corporation cities -- Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Chhindwara -- and in two municipal council towns -- Guna and Bhind, the official said.
The prime minister also dedicated 23 development projects undertaken at a cost of Rs 278.26 crore in Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Ujjain under the Smart City Mission.
(With inputs from agencies)
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