<p>Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's rivers interlinking project is a priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it will be "considered" very soon by the Union cabinet, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The dream project of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji, the interlinking of all rivers is a priority in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda and the project will be considered very soon by Union cabinet as it would be beneficial for the entire nation," Prabhu said.<br /><br />He was addressing a gathering here to mark former Prime Minister Vajpayee's 91st birthday. The programme was organized by Mumbai BJP general secretary Amarjeet Mishra and his NGO Abhiyan.<br /><br />Prabhu, who has served in the Vajpayee Cabinet, said in his tenure, Vajpayee had emphasised to develop the infrastructure in the country and the 'Indian Rivers Inter-link' was proposed with an aim to link Indian rivers by a network of reservoirs and canals to reduce persistent floods in some parts and water shortages in other parts of the country.<br /><br />On the occasion, Assam and Nagaland Governor Padmanabhan Acharya conferred the 'Atal Samman' to veteran journalist and former Vice Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedy University Achyutanand Mishra for his work in journalism.<br /><br />Acharya said there is a lack of infrastructure and resources in all eight states of North East India.<br /><br />"The poor people of north-eastern states need special help from the Union government as well from other states," Acharya said.<br /><br />Actress Padmini Kolhapure, Dipika Chikhalia Topiwala, Sudha Chandran, Manoj Joshi, Rajpal Yadav and Shabbir Kumar read Vajpayee's poems.<br /><br />Two documentaries produce by Amarjeet Mishra, Mumbai BJP general Secretary, were also shown in the function. Vajpayee turned 91 yesterday.</p>
<p>Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's rivers interlinking project is a priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it will be "considered" very soon by the Union cabinet, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The dream project of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji, the interlinking of all rivers is a priority in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda and the project will be considered very soon by Union cabinet as it would be beneficial for the entire nation," Prabhu said.<br /><br />He was addressing a gathering here to mark former Prime Minister Vajpayee's 91st birthday. The programme was organized by Mumbai BJP general secretary Amarjeet Mishra and his NGO Abhiyan.<br /><br />Prabhu, who has served in the Vajpayee Cabinet, said in his tenure, Vajpayee had emphasised to develop the infrastructure in the country and the 'Indian Rivers Inter-link' was proposed with an aim to link Indian rivers by a network of reservoirs and canals to reduce persistent floods in some parts and water shortages in other parts of the country.<br /><br />On the occasion, Assam and Nagaland Governor Padmanabhan Acharya conferred the 'Atal Samman' to veteran journalist and former Vice Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedy University Achyutanand Mishra for his work in journalism.<br /><br />Acharya said there is a lack of infrastructure and resources in all eight states of North East India.<br /><br />"The poor people of north-eastern states need special help from the Union government as well from other states," Acharya said.<br /><br />Actress Padmini Kolhapure, Dipika Chikhalia Topiwala, Sudha Chandran, Manoj Joshi, Rajpal Yadav and Shabbir Kumar read Vajpayee's poems.<br /><br />Two documentaries produce by Amarjeet Mishra, Mumbai BJP general Secretary, were also shown in the function. Vajpayee turned 91 yesterday.</p>