Rajnath: India will be an economic superpower

Luknow, Jan.5: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Wednesday claimed a revolution is under way in the construction of infrastructure and now no power in the world can stop the country from becoming an economic superpower.

The defence minister said this inaugurating and laying foundation stones of road projects worth Rs 26,778 crore.

This included the 63-kmlong Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, costing around Rs 4,270 core. “A new revolution has been seen in terms of infrastructure construction in the country. This has been the biggest secret behind the countries that have become rich in the world. Now, no power can stop India from becoming an economic superpower,” Rajnath said.

The minister said earlier only five-to-eight-kilometre road was being constructed daily but now under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, 30 to 40 km road is being constructed every day. This is no small achievement, Rajnath said.

Terming the Lucknow- Kanpur Expressway as a great gift for the people of the state, the Lucknow MP said it should be seen as an economic corridor. This expressway will provide high speed connectivity to the defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh, he said. —(PTI)