Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled various developmental projects in Gujarat. These projects include a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park, and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant. The Chief Minister of Gujarat was present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said one has to keep up with the changing times and embrace global best practices. He lauded the farmers in Kutch in this regard, as they are now exporting fruits abroad. This indicates the innovative zeal of our farmers. The agriculture, dairy and fisheries sectors have prospered in Gujarat over the last two decades due to minimum interference from the Government. What Gujarat did was to empower farmers and cooperatives.
Kutch has taken a big leap in both new age technology and new age economy. Foundation stone laid for the Renewable Energy Park in Kharera, Desalination plant in Mandvi and the New Automatic plant at Sarhad Dehri in Anjar are going to create new milestones in the development journey of Kutch. He added that the benefit of these projects would accrue to the tribals, farmers, cattle ranchers and common people of the region. Kutch is one of the fastest growing regions of the country. The connectivity here is getting better day by day.
The Prime Minister recalled the moment in time when the people of Gujarat had a ‘simple’ demand to get electricity during dinner time. Things have changed so much in Gujarat. Today’s youth in Gujarat are not even aware of the earlier days of inconvenience. The population in Kutch used to have negative growth. Now that people have stopped going out, the population is thriving as people are coming back. He called upon the researchers and universities to do a case-study on Kutch’s four-fold development post the massive earthquake.
Modi said Gujarat was a pioneer to work on strengthening solar energy capacities. Energy security and water security are vital in the 21st century. The early teams were mocked when they spoke of getting Narmada waters to Kutch to solve the problem of scarcity. Now, Narmada waters have reached Kutch and Kutch is progressing.
