Congress Chief Minister thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Dehradun

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for announcing a new modern all-weather road in the state for the ‘chardham’ yatra.

Modi had yesterday said that his government believed in “turning any crisis into opportunity” while referring to Kedarnath tragedy and added that a new modern all-weather road was on the anvil for the ‘chardhams’ and Uttarakhand was bound to witness unprecedented development.

The PM was speaking on the sidelines of a foundation stone-lying ceremony of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway to be built at cost of Rs 7,566 crore that includes construction of 28-km long 14-lane Delhi-Dasna section.

In a statement released here, Rawat said, “Even though the Delhi-Meerut Expressway is an advantage for Uttar Pradesh, but Uttarakhand was also benefited with the announcement.”

While thanking Modi for the announcement, Rawat also urged the PM to initiate developmental works towards the state’s national highways.

PTI