Ghogha (Bhavnagar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the primary segment of his 'dream undertaking' — the Rs 650 crore 'roll-on-roll-off' (ro-ro) ferry provider between Ghogha in Bhavnagar and Dahej in Bharuch saying that the undertaking used to be not simplest important to the rustic, but in addition a benchmark for south-east Asian area.
Describing the ro-ro ferry provider in the Gulf of Cambay as a singular fashion for other states, the PM stated that he had to struggle laborious for the of completion of undertaking because of 'hostilities' of the previous executive at the Centre that had 'prohibited' building in the coastal belt of Gujarat.
The PM also stressed out on the importance of integrated shipping system that comes with waterways, street, railway and air shipping.
The ferry provider is expected to cut back travel time between the 2 cities from 8 hours (360km via street) to 1.five hours (31km via sea). In the second one segment, the ferry will also shipping vehicles, gentle business automobiles and cars together with passengers.
"I have been hearing about Ghogha-Dahej ro-ro ferry service since my school days. I think Balvantrai Mehta was the CM then. Many governments have gone but the project never too off. It is destiny that all good works are being carried out during my tenure," stated the PM, who is visiting poll-bound Gujarat for the 3rd time in October. "No one can imagine how I feel when my childhood dream has come true."
"When I was serving as CM (of Gujarat), I faced hostility from the then central government. Efforts were made to stall industries' and the state's growth. Over last three years, we have changed that and given importance to the development of Gujarat," stated Modi.
"I had laid the foundation stone for the project in 2012, but for doing work in the ocean, you had to remain dependent on the central government then. There were such people in the central government that they had put a ban on development from Vapi to Mandvi in Kutch along coastal Gujarat," he stated.
"I wanted this service to begin when I took over as CM, but you won't believe the structural mistakes the previous governments had made in the ro-ro ferry service design. They had asked the operators to build the terminals. How can bus operators or airline operators be asked to build bus stations and airports? We changed the policy and made the terminal and did the dredging. Now, the operations will be handed over to the private operator and government will be partner in profits," the PM added.
Recollecting the maritime history of Gujarat, Modi stated that the history of human civilization illustrates the vitality of rivers and maritime industry. "Gujarat is the land of Lothal. How can we forget these aspects of our history? This project is all about reviving our glorious past, connecting people of Saurashtra and South Gujarat," he added.
Modi termed the ro-ro provider as a fashion for other states and stated that it will bring about new more or less socio-economic building for the 2 of probably the most industrialized towns of the state and drastically cut back vehicular traffic there. He also introduced exchange roads being constructed connecting Bhavnagar and Alang ship breaking yard to ease the expanding traffic there. Besides those, the roads resulting in important port may also be widened, he added.
"After the completion of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) the ferry project will gain more importance. The service will also be extended to Hazira, Jafrabad, Daman and Diu. A similar project is also in preliminary stage in the Gulf of Kutch for connecting Jamnagar with Mandvi," the PM stated.
He slammed the UPA executive for not specializing in ports which can be gateways for the rustic's building. "Sadly, our transport sector was not integrated enough. We have changed that in the last three years. The goal is to make our transport sector integrated and state of the art."
The PM later boarded the ro-ro ferry with a gaggle of 'divyang' kids and reached Dahej.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Sarvottam Dairy farm animals feed plant and is slated to inaugurate other tasks value a number of thousand crores of rupees in Vadodara district.
Describing the ro-ro ferry provider in the Gulf of Cambay as a singular fashion for other states, the PM stated that he had to struggle laborious for the of completion of undertaking because of 'hostilities' of the previous executive at the Centre that had 'prohibited' building in the coastal belt of Gujarat.
The PM also stressed out on the importance of integrated shipping system that comes with waterways, street, railway and air shipping.
The ferry provider is expected to cut back travel time between the 2 cities from 8 hours (360km via street) to 1.five hours (31km via sea). In the second one segment, the ferry will also shipping vehicles, gentle business automobiles and cars together with passengers.
"I have been hearing about Ghogha-Dahej ro-ro ferry service since my school days. I think Balvantrai Mehta was the CM then. Many governments have gone but the project never too off. It is destiny that all good works are being carried out during my tenure," stated the PM, who is visiting poll-bound Gujarat for the 3rd time in October. "No one can imagine how I feel when my childhood dream has come true."
"When I was serving as CM (of Gujarat), I faced hostility from the then central government. Efforts were made to stall industries' and the state's growth. Over last three years, we have changed that and given importance to the development of Gujarat," stated Modi.
"I had laid the foundation stone for the project in 2012, but for doing work in the ocean, you had to remain dependent on the central government then. There were such people in the central government that they had put a ban on development from Vapi to Mandvi in Kutch along coastal Gujarat," he stated.
"I wanted this service to begin when I took over as CM, but you won't believe the structural mistakes the previous governments had made in the ro-ro ferry service design. They had asked the operators to build the terminals. How can bus operators or airline operators be asked to build bus stations and airports? We changed the policy and made the terminal and did the dredging. Now, the operations will be handed over to the private operator and government will be partner in profits," the PM added.
Recollecting the maritime history of Gujarat, Modi stated that the history of human civilization illustrates the vitality of rivers and maritime industry. "Gujarat is the land of Lothal. How can we forget these aspects of our history? This project is all about reviving our glorious past, connecting people of Saurashtra and South Gujarat," he added.
Modi termed the ro-ro provider as a fashion for other states and stated that it will bring about new more or less socio-economic building for the 2 of probably the most industrialized towns of the state and drastically cut back vehicular traffic there. He also introduced exchange roads being constructed connecting Bhavnagar and Alang ship breaking yard to ease the expanding traffic there. Besides those, the roads resulting in important port may also be widened, he added.
"After the completion of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) the ferry project will gain more importance. The service will also be extended to Hazira, Jafrabad, Daman and Diu. A similar project is also in preliminary stage in the Gulf of Kutch for connecting Jamnagar with Mandvi," the PM stated.
He slammed the UPA executive for not specializing in ports which can be gateways for the rustic's building. "Sadly, our transport sector was not integrated enough. We have changed that in the last three years. The goal is to make our transport sector integrated and state of the art."
The PM later boarded the ro-ro ferry with a gaggle of 'divyang' kids and reached Dahej.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Sarvottam Dairy farm animals feed plant and is slated to inaugurate other tasks value a number of thousand crores of rupees in Vadodara district.
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