PM GatiShakti is not only connectivity or integrated effort, it is a huge step to strengthen India taking along all states of the country, says Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal at the Zonal Conference on PM GatiShakti for the Western Region at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

"Under the tenure of PM Narendra Modi, citizens are witnessing a new Parivartan each passing day and seeing Vikas from up close. It is a big achievement," said Sarbananda Sonowal.

"For the presentation shown at the zonal conference to be realised fully, we have to take it to the panchayats. Progress will get Gati when every section will be involved and this is possible only by working with the spirit of Team India," added Sonowal.

The meeting was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel; Union MoS of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Shripad Yesso Naik; Minister for Industrial Policy and Investment, Madhya Pradesh Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon; and PWD Minister, Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Jatav. Senior officials from Government of India, Govt of Gujarat and other Western states like Maharashtra, Goa, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and representatives from industry and academia also participated in the Zonal Conference.

The Zonal Conference was organised by Deendayal Port Trust under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

PM GatiShakti is essentially a digital platform that brings together 16 ministries and institutionalised holistic planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects. It will incorporate infrastructure schemes like Bharatmala, Sagarmala and inland waterways, dry/land ports, UDAN, among others.