Haryana Chief Minister invites PM Modi to rail corridor event

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, September 16

Haryana CM ML Khattar on Thursday called on PM Narendra Modi on the eve of the latter’s birthday and greeted him, besides inviting him to the state to lay the foundation stone of the proposed Railway Orbital Corridor.

The Rs 5,600-crore project of the Railway Orbital Corridor would run along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway (also known as Western Peripheral Expressway). Administrative and other clearances regarding it have been obtained.

A top source in the Haryana Government said the CM’ Office would soon send a formal, written invitation to the PMO in this regard. The date of laying the foundation stone would be fixed accordingly.

The source further said that the state government was exploring the possibility of including more projects for laying of foundation stones or possibly their inaugurations.

The CM said he apprised the PM of the schemes and development works in Haryana, including “Apna Pani, aapni Virasat”, “Parivar Pahchan Patra”, “Mera Fasal, Mera Byora”, etc which are programmes of the state government.

He said he also briefed the PM on the farmers’ agitation, besides the Supreme Court’s directive to free roads of the blockades raised by the protesting farmers.