Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in Odisha’s Jharsuguda today, including 4G towers, railway lines, an express train, and expansion of eight IITs.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, an official statement said.
The projects cover key sectors such as telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development, and rural housing. Modi will also address a public gathering on the occasion.
Telecom connectivity push
The Prime Minister will commission more than 97,500 mobile 4G towers built at a cost of around Rs 37,000 crore using Swadeshi technology. This includes over 92,600 4G sites commissioned by BSNL and 18,900 sites funded under the Digital Bharat Nidhi, which will connect about 26,700 unconnected villages in remote, border, and left-wing extremism-affected areas, serving over 20 lakh new subscribers.
The towers are solar-powered, making this India’s largest cluster of green telecom sites, a major step towards sustainable infrastructure.
Railway projects
Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation several railway projects, including:
Foundation for the Sambalpur–Sarla rail flyover.
Dedication of the doubling of the Koraput–Baiguda line.
Dedication of the Manabar–Koraput–Gorapur line.
These projects will improve freight and passenger movement in Odisha and neighbouring states, boosting industries and trade.
He will also flag off the Amrit Bharat Express between Berhampur and Udhna (Surat), which aims to provide affordable, comfortable connectivity across states while supporting tourism, employment, and economic growth.
Education expansion
The Prime Minister will lay foundation stones for expanding eight IITs — Tirupati, Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu, Dharwad, Jodhpur, Patna, and Indore — with an investment of around Rs 11,000 crore.
