Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Saryu Nahar National Project in Balrampur on Saturday. Built at a cost of more than Rs 9,800 crore, the project involves the interlinking of five rivers – Ghaghara, Saryu, Rapti, Banganga and Rohini to ensure optimum usage of water resources of the region. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aadityanath was also in attendance.
The Prime Minister reviewed the Saryu Nahar National Project ahead of the inaugural event, even as a massive number of people gathered to participate. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the project will provide assured water for irrigation of over 14 lakh hectares of land and benefit about 29 lakh farmers of over 6200 villages. The project will benefit nine districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
“Whenever we’ll speak of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the contribution of Maharaja Pateshwari Prasad Singh Saheb of Balrampur princely state (erstwhile) will be mentioned. People in Balrampur are connoisseurs, they gave two Bharat Ratna in the form of Nanaji Deshmukh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee,” PM Modi noted.
Speaking about late General Bipin Rawat and the other casualties of the December 8 helicopter crash, the PM expressed his condolences. “The demise of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat is a loss to every patriot. He was brave and worked hard to make the country’s armed forces self-reliant, the nation is a witness to that,” he said.
“Wherever General Bipin Rawat may be, in the days to come, he will see India moving ahead with new resolutions,” he added.
“India is mourning but despite being in pain, neither do we stop our pace nor our development. India won’t stop. India won’t be at a standstill. Together, we Indians will work hard and face every challenge inside and outside the country. We will make India even more powerful, even more prosperous,” the PM said.
