Page 8 - TT Mag Jan 2024 Digital edition
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Black spots PM launches projects
to be rectified south of the Vindhyas
ddressing an event M Narendra Modi improve the capacity to carry
organised by International P inaugurated the freight and passengers. He also
ARoad Federation, Anurag new state-of-the-art dedicated five road projects
Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Road international terminal building including those on sections of
Transport & Highways stated at Trichy airport recently. NH-81, NH-785, NH-536 and
that about 4,000 black spots Tiruchirappalli International NH-179A. During his visit to
have been rectified in the last Airport is the second-largest Kerala, the PM inaugurated
three years. Nine thousand more airport in terms of international three major infrastructure
black spots have been identified passenger traffic after Chennai projects including New Dry
and the Ministry has set a target in Tamil Nadu and the new Dock (NDD) at Cochin Shipyard
of March 2025 to rectify all black terminal has the capacity Limited (CSL), International
spots in the country. Stretches of to serve more than 44 lakh Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) of
about 500 metres on national passengers annually and 3,500 CSL, and LPG Import Terminal
highways where at least five passengers during peak hours. of Indian Oil Corporation
accidents have taken place The PM also inaugurated Limited at Puthuvypeen, Kochi.
during three years, resulting in multiple railway projects These major infrastructure
10 fatalities, are designated as including doubling the length projects are in line with the
accident black spots. Road safety of railway sections and rail line Prime Minister’s vision to build
audit of all national NHs will be capacity and self-sufficiency
achieved soon. There is also plan electrification. in India’s ports, shipping, and
to launch zero complaint for The rail projects will help waterways sector.
road maintenance, making all
highways fully maintained by the
authorities concerned.
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