PM Modi Laid Foundation Stone for Projects in Dehradun

December 07, 2021
Current Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of multiple projects in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
PM Modi Laid Foundation Stone for Projects in Dehradun
  • The project's worth price is Rs 18000 crore.
  • He inaugurated 7 projects worth Rs 2573 crore and laid the foundation stone for 11 projects worth Rs 15728 crore.
  • He laid the foundation stone for Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor which will be constructed for Rs 8,300 crore. The corridor will reduce the travel time between Delhi and Dehradun to 2.5 hours from 6 hours
  • The corridor will have 7 interchanges for connectivity to Haridwar, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Yamunanagar, Baghpat, Meerut, and Baraut.
  • It will also have Asia's largest wildlife elevated corridor for unrestricted wildlife movement.
  • The Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, connecting Halgoa, Saharanpur to Bhadrabad, Haridwar will be constructed. It will be built at the cost of Rs 2,000 crore.
  • Haridwar Ring Road Project will be constructed at the cost of Rs 1600 crore which will be built between Manoharpur and Kangri
  • The Dehradun - Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh) road project will also help to reduce travel time and will be constructed at the cost of Rs 1700 crore.
  • The Child-Friendly City Project in Dehradun will be developed which will make city child friendly by granting safe roads for travel
  • The Medical College in Haridwar will also be developed at the cost of Rs 500 crore
  • Static Part: 
    • CM of Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami
    • Governor of Uttarakhand: Gurmit Singh

Question: 

Ques: 1: Who among the following laid the foundation stone for Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor which will be constructed for Rs 8,300 crore?
a. Gurmit Singh
b. Nitin Gadkari
c. PM Narendra Modi 
d. G. Kishan Reddy

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