Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday thanked the Odisha government and chief minister Naveen Patnaik for extending cooperation to the Centre’s efforts in its fight to curb Naxalism.
Inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) projects during an event in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, Shah said that during the period of 2015-2019, there was a 30 per cent decrease in the number of naxal incidents.
“From 2015-2019, there has been a 30 per cent decrease in the number of naxal incidents, a 32 per cent decrease in encounters, and a 56 per cent decrease in death of security personnel,” Shah said.
He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government is committed to fighting against Naxalism.
The Union Minister and Odisha Chief Minster participated in the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of various development projects in Bhubaneswar.
During the programme, the four-laning project of the Kamakhayanagar-Duburi section of National Highway-200 was also dedicated to the nation.
Shah said that the 51-km-long road stretch has been constructed for Rs 761 crore and will help to connect Angul and Dhenkanal districts with the state and country.
“The four-laning project of the Kamakhayanagar-Duburi section of NH-200 is dedicated to the nation. The 51-km-long road stretch has been constructed for Rs 761 crore and will help to connect Angul and Dhenkanal districts with the state and country through national highway,” the union minister said.
Shah said that the development of national highways has been a key focus of the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a lot of portion of the budget was earmarked for this during the last nine years.
