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Road projects worth around Rs 60,000 cr sanctioned for TN: Gadkari

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Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said road projects worth around Rs 60,000 crore has been sanctioned for Tamil Nadu.

He also said several thousand crore rupees worth of projects in logistics and ports will be developed in Tamil Nadu.

Interacting with reporters here, Gadkari said the work of Rs 20,000 crore Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway is expected to start next year end, provided 80 per cent of the land that is needed for the project is acquired by Tamil Nadu.

The expressway is one of the 12 such projects launched by the central government.

Gadkari also said sanction has been given for three elevated corridor projects – Tambaram-Chengalpattu; Poonamallee-Maduravoyal, Chennai-Nellore – involving an outlay of around Rs 5,000 crore.

According to him, the road stretch between Tambaram-Vandalur and Vandalur to Guduvancheri will also be widened.

The other road projects sanctioned for Tamil Nadu include Chennai-Tada, Trichy-Chidambaram National Highway, Poonamallee-Walajapet, and Villupuram-Nagapattinam.

Gadkari said that work on the above four projects would commence soon and the government will also look at construction of bus stations with the standards similar to airports.

He said 1,300 km stretch of new National Highway will be given to Tamil Nadu.

Referring to the road accidents in Tamil Nadu, Gadkari said 61 ‘black spots’ have been identified in the state and they will be removed to bring down the accident rates.

He said the `black spots’ are due to bad road engineering.

In respect of the port sector, he said the draft in the Tuticorin Port would be deepened further so that big mother vessels can be berthed at the port and avoiding transshipment of export cargo at Colombo or Singapore ports.

According to him, Cochin Shipyard will make fishing trawlers that would enable Tamil Nadu fishermen to go deeper into the sea to fish.

Gadkari said the central government is also looking at developing cruise tourism in the country.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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