N-deal to provide more electricity, cleaner non-carbon energy to India: President Obama

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 27 2015 | 1:45 PM IST

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said with the breakthrough in talks between New Delhi and Washington DC achieved during his visit, India and US can move towards fully implementing the recently signed Nuclear Civil Agreement, which will bring in a more reliable source of electricity.

"With the breakthrough we achieved on this visit, we can finally move towards fully implementing our Nuclear Civil Agreement, which will mean more reliable electricity for Indians and cleaner non-carbon energy that helps by climate change," President Obama said, while addressing a gathering at the Siri Fort auditorium in the national capital.

"I don't have to describe for you what more electricity means. Students being able to study at night, businesses being able to stay open longer and have more workers, farmers being able to use mechanised tools that increase their productivity- the whole community prospers," he added.

President Obama also said that in recent years, India has lifted most people out of poverty than any other country, reiterating the wish of the US to partner with the nation.

"In recent years, India has lifted most people out of poverty than any other country. Now we have a historic opportunity with India leading the way to end the injustice of extreme poverty all around the world," he said.

"America wants to be a partner as you protect the health of your people and the beauty of this land, from the backwaters of Kerala to the banks of Ganga. As we deliver more energy, more electricity with clean renewable energy like solar and wind, and put cleaner vehicles on the road, more filtration systems on farms and villages because every child should be able to drink clean water and every child should be able to breathe clean air. We need our young people healthy for their futures. We can do it, we have the technology to do it," he added.

President Obama, who was on a three-day visit of India, concludes his trip later in the day. During the trip, he became the first US president to attend the Republic Day celebrations and the first president to visit India twice while still in office.

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First Published: Jan 27 2015 | 1:34 PM IST

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