PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Tarakote Marg and Material Ropeway

He said that even in agriculture, it is necessary to develop a new "culture" through the infusion of technology.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the graduation ceremony of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Jammu today. In another event, he also laid the first stone for the Pakaldul Energy Project and the Jammu Bypass Road.

PM inaugurated the Tarakote Marg and Material Ropeway, of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. While addressing the convocation ceremony, the Prime Minister said that technology is driving changes in all spheres of life and that young people in our country are following this evolution.

He said that even in agriculture, it is necessary to develop a new "culture" through the infusion of technology, for the benefit of farmers. The Prime Minister said that the policies and decisions of the Union government are designed to increase the income of farmers. 

He expressed confidence that graduate students, through the scientific approach, technological innovation and research and development, would play an active role in transforming agriculture into a profitable profession. After placing the project for the first stone of the Pakuldul project, the Prime Minister declared that it was a unique day when a hydroelectric project was inaugurated; and the first stone was laid for another.

He said that the government of the Union is working on an "isolation to integration" approach to developing all the underdeveloped parts of the country so far. He said that the Tarakote Marg would provide an alternative route to the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, which would facilitate the pilgrims. He said that tourism, especially spiritual tourism, is a very important source of income generation for the state of Jammu and Kashmir.