Will convert green corridor of Gujarat to golden corridor, 2G, coal Congress’s money trees:Narendra Modi

Dahod, 22 September 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today announced a 650 km long Narmada flood water pipeline in Dahod.

Speaking at Swami Vivekananda convention in Dahod Chief Minister Modi said that Narmada flood water will upto the field in 700 villages of Dahod, Vadodara and Panchmahal districts. It will irrigate two lakh acre land. This pipeline project will come up at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore which is more than the entire govt budget in past.

Shri Modi also announced to set up construction technology institutes in Dahod and Panchmahal districts. He said these institutes will train construction workers and enhance their skill of road and housing construction through modern technology.

Modi also announced to build anganwadis, schools, ren baseras in cities for tribal laborers who migrate to city areas for road and housing construction.

The Chief Minister said his government would turn entire tribal area from Umargam to Ambaji into Golden corridor with the gold of development. He said currently the area is called green corridor but in future it will be a golden corridor.

In reference to PM’s statement yesterday that money doesn’t grow on trees, the Chief Minister said that 2G and coal scams are Congress’s trees that grow money.