Monday, July 6, 2009
Bridge to the 21st Century
A mid glorious promises of better infrastructure and vivid visions of "Bharat Nirman," Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi inaugurated India's first open sea bridge, the BandraWorli Sea Link in Mumbai June 30. She spoke of the government's plan to turn the city, recovering from the Nov. 26 terror attacks, into an international financial hub.
"Mumbai is an embodiment of secularism. The city becoming an international financial center will be a matter of great pride for the citizens of the country. This can happen only when development work is ongoing. The sea link will ease traffic woes of the people and enhance the city's beauty," Gandhi said.
Adding a political master- stroke to the Congress Party dominated gathering, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, whose party is a member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance headed by Gandhi, proposed naming the sea link after Rajiv Gandhi.
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"Mumbai is an embodiment of secularism. The city becoming an international financial center will be a matter of great pride for the citizens of the country. This can happen only when development work is ongoing. The sea link will ease traffic woes of the people and enhance the city's beauty," Gandhi said.
Adding a political master- stroke to the Congress Party dominated gathering, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, whose party is a member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance headed by Gandhi, proposed naming the sea link after Rajiv Gandhi.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: bandra worli sea link, financial hub, first open sea bridge in india, indian sea bridge, mumbai, mumbai people, sea bridge, sealink, sonia gandhi
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