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n November REAL KASHMIR GIVES religious, regional and geo- s general elec- • Wooing voters Modi tries to be in
6, history graphical diversity. It has tions come clos- constant touch with his electorate
was made at Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and er, Prime Min-
Srinagar’s TRC VALLEY HOPE Christians, including Mason, ister Narendra sioner Varanasi Deepak
O ground when the son of Robertson. A Modi seems to be Agrawal told ‘Tehelka,’ “The
Real Kashmir FC, J&K’s first It has local J&K players, a man in hurry to accomplish project has been designed to
football club to qualify for those from other parts of his unfinished task that he promote inland waterways
I-League, clashed against More than a simple win or lose game, the India and also some interna- promised while switching as a cheap and environment-
Churchill Brothers in their I-League had a profound symbolic significance tional players, one of them from his home constituency, friendly mode of transpor-
home debut. Though the for the Valley, RIYAZ WANI writes the captain Loveday Enyin- Varodara to Varanasi in 2014. tation, especially for cargo
match ended in a draw but naya who is from Nigeria. After becoming prime minis- movement and shipments.
Kashmir won. He joined Real Kashmir on ter, he visited around 15 times The Inland Waterways
More than a simple win loan from Minerva Punjab to his parliamentary con- VARANASI BAGS PROJECTS Authority of India (IWAI) has
or lose game, the match had in January. stituency. Each time he gifted been entrusted to execute
a profound symbolic sig- “There is lot of talent his constituency with some this project.”
nificance for the Valley. The is Kashmir. The players in new projects or inaugurated WORTH `2,413 CRORES “National Waterway-1
Real Kashmir boys had over- our team are doing really ongoing projects aimed at (Haldia-Varanasi stretch) is
come great odds to break well,” Enyinnaya said. “I- transforming development being developed with techni-
into the game’s top flight in League will give them more of the oldest holy city of the PM Narendra Modi visited around 15 times to his cal assistance and invest-
India: Beginning around the exposure and experience of world. parliamentary constituency and gifted one project ment support from the World
time of 2014 floods which playing at a national level.” Modi wishes to be in Bank. The total estimated
sunk parts of Srinagar and constant touch with his elec- or more each time, writes MUDIT MATHUR cost of the project is 5,369.18
swathes of North and South The Real torate by having a personal crore, which will be shared
Kashmir, the boys also had rapport with them caring people will only like politics for navigation of large vessels
to grapple with the reigning Kashmir boys about their minute needs and of development alone. weighing up to 1,500 to 2,000 The multi-modal
political turmoil and the vio- to improve their quality of Making Kashi cleaner and tonnes.
lence in the Valley to pursue had overcome life. This week too, despite his healthier through sewerage In an oblique attack on terminal project
their dream. And they made great odds to busy electioneering schedule projects which will have a previous governments, Modi
it come true, when early this in assembly poll bound states, long-term impact on the city said, “Today is a momentous and proposed
year they beat Hindustan ill Brothers at Srinagar in working on the team and break into the he managed a little time for and surrounding areas. The day. Today Varanasi and freight village
FC 3-2 at Bengaluru, thus what was the first such eventually succeeding in game’s top visiting Varanasi to inaugu- inauguration of 140 MLD the country, is witnessing a
becoming the newest team national level clash, it was turning its performance rate several development Dinapur STP will add great unique development that in Varanasi will
to gain entry into elite I- a remarkable feat for not around. He has himself gone flight in India projects at an estimated cost strength towards the efforts should have taken place generate 500
League. They emerged win- only the Real Kashmir but through a transformation: of 2,413 crores in his Lok of cleaning the river Ganga. decades ago. But that did
ners as they secured seven also for Kashmir as well. from a reluctant coach who Sabha constituency. These He inaugurated a multi-mod- not happen. When I initially direct jobs
points — from two wins And as a testimony to this wanted to return home after The I-League is one of the projects have been designed al terminal on River Ganga, moved the idea of launching
and a draw — from three fact, thousands of spectators encountering the travails of two top football leagues in to create a ‘transformative two national highway pro- a multi-modal terminal on
matches in the final round. had turned up to witness the living in Kashmir to a man the country, the other being impact’ on the overall devel- jects along with some sewer- the Ganga River, people made between the Government of
Only the winning team of match in freezing weather, on a mission who wanted the Indian Super League. opment of this holy city and age projects. In a major boost fun and indulged in negative India and the World Bank on
the second division league among them the youth to hone the abundant tal- The league is contested by 11 the state of Uttar Pradesh, to port-led development and talks, but now, these projects a 50:50 ratio, he explained
is promoted to the I-League. from the troubled South ent of the Valley’s budding teams and runs from Mid- especially Poorvanchal as harnessing our Jal Shakti are living examples of new sharing its financial details.
And Real Kashmir FC did Kashmir. Only a day prior to footballers. October to March with the this belt stood behind his for India’s growth, an inland India’s new vision.” “The next The multi-modal terminal
it so fast. The team is now the match, it had snowed in And with the entry of teams playing 20 matches leadership paving his way to waterways terminal project generation will witness a project and proposed freight
playing I-League season Srinagar. But as if to facili- Real Kashmir into I-League, each. With more matches power in 2014. conceived from Varanasi to sea change in the transport village in Varanasi are likely
2018-19, its first. And it has tate the match, the sun came Robertson’s efforts have lined up, the next one with During inauguration Haldia port in West Bengal. sector by this multi-modal to generate 500 direct jobs
already begun it with a bang. out just around the time, the richly paid off. the Manipur-based Neroca ceremony speech Modi sung In Ramnagar area of his terminal on the Ganga River,” and more than 2,000 indirect
On October 31, they defeated game began. And watching Real Kashmir looks football club, Real Kashmir the songs of development at constituency, Modi inau- prime minister remarked. employment opportunities.
the defending champions it with pride and a smile on forward to a world of pos- is beginning to generate a time when his party and gurated the multimodal “Now, the country wants As a part of clean-green
Minerva Punjab 1-0 in their the face was theex-Rangers sibilities. The team which attention in Kashmir. For top leadership have been terminal of IWAI. Multi- only politics of development. Varanasi, Modi inaugurated
debut match at Tau Devi Lal footballer David Robertson, wins I-League qualifies for once, the people are real- paddling Hinduism and Ram modal waterways terminal People take their decisions 10 major projects worth
Stadium in Panchkula. The the Real Kashmir coach. participation in the Asian izing there is something to Temple in Ayodhya issues in on the Ganga river as part of on the basis of development 2,301.75 crore in the city
win suddenly put the team Robertson, 50, a former Champions League. This celebrate amid the lingering election campaigning. On the Centre’s Jal Marg Vikas and not on vote bank politics,” on his latest visit on
in national spotlight. player, arrived in Valley puts a club on an interna- turmoil. the contrary Modi behaved Project which aims to de- he said. November 12.
So when the team in January 2017 and ever tional map. cautiously in his constituency velop the stretch of the river Explaining the nitty-gritty
squared up against Church- since has been tirelessly Real Kashmir boasts of LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM where he stressed that now between Varanasi and Haldia of the project, the Commis- LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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