Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan on December 17 to participate in the ‘Ek Varsh-Parinaam Utkarsh’ program, commemorating one year of the State Government of Rajasthan. During the event in Jaipur, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 24 infrastructure projects valued at over ₹46,300 crores. These projects span various sectors, including energy, road, railways, and water.
The projects include nine inaugurations and 15 foundation stone ceremonies. Of these, seven central government projects and two state government projects will be inaugurated, while nine central government projects and six state government projects will see their foundation stones laid.
Among the inaugurations is the Navnera Barrage, which aims to augment the state’s water resources, and a Smart Electricity Transmission Network with an Asset Management System. Railway electrification works for the Bhildi-Samdari-Luni-Jodhpur-Merta Road-Degana-Ratangarh section will also be inaugurated. A major bridge over the Mej River, part of the Delhi-Vadodara Green Field Alignment (NH-148N) project, will also be launched.
The foundation will be laid for additional water and energy infrastructure, including the construction of the Ramgarh Barrage and Mahalpur Barrage. Systems will also be initiated for transferring water from the Navnera Barrage to Bisalpur Dam and Isarda Dam through an aqueduct over the Chambal River. These projects are projected to cost over ₹9,400 crore.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation for solar energy projects, such as the installation of rooftop solar systems on government office buildings and the development of a 2000 MW solar park in Poogal, Bikaner. Two additional 1000 MW phases of solar parks will also commence under the project.
In the water sector, the visit includes the launch of a drinking water transmission line connecting Saipau (Dholpur) with Bharatpur-Deeg-Kumher-Nagar-Kaman & Pahari, as well as Chambal-Dholpur-Bharatpur retrofitting works.
The foundation for railway projects, including the Luni-Samdari-Bhildi Double Line, Ajmer-Chanderiya Double Line, and Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur Double Line projects, will also be laid. Developments related to energy transmission are part of the proposed initiatives.
