(NDTV)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate multiple developmental projects during his visit to the states of Manipur and Tripura on Tuesday.
At around 11 AM, Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 22 developmental projects worth over ₹ 4,800 crore in Imphal. Thereafter, at around 2 PM, in Agartala, he will inaugurate the New Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport and will also launch two key development initiatives, the Prime Minister’s office informed on January 2.
“In Manipur, the Prime Minister will inaugurate 13 Projects worth around ₹ 1,850 crores and lay the foundation stone of nine projects worth around ₹ 2,950 crore,” the official release said.
In line with the countrywide projects to improve connectivity, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the construction of five National Highway Projects to be built at a cost of more than ₹ 1700 crore. Another important infrastructure that will enhance seamless year-round connectivity to Silchar from Imphal and reduce traffic congestion, is the construction of Steel Bridge built over Barak River on NH-37 built at a cost of over ₹ 75 crore. This Steel Bridge will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister during the programme.
Prime Minister will also dedicate, to the people of Manipur, 2,387 mobile towers built at a cost of around ₹ 1100 crores, the official release said.
The projects being inaugurated by the Prime Minister include the ₹ 280 crore worth ‘Water Transmission system of Thoubal Multi-purpose project’, which will provide drinking water supply to the Imphal city; the Water Supply Scheme project by Water Conservation, for Tamenglong Headquarters built at the cost of ₹ 65 crore, to provide safe drinking water to residents of ten habitations of Tamenglong district; and the ‘Augmentation of Senapati District Headquarter Water Supply Scheme’ built at a cost of ₹ 51 crore to provide a regular water supply to the residents of the area.
In an effort to strengthen the health sector in the state, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of ‘State of the Art Cancer Hospital’ in Imphal worth around ₹ 160 crore on Purchasing power parity (PPP) basis. Further, to boost the COVID related infrastructure in the State, Prime Minister will inaugurate ‘200 Bedded COVID Hospital at Kiyamgei’ which has been set up at a cost of about ₹ 37 crore in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the release added.
Prime Minister will inaugurate three projects of the Imphal Smart City Mission, developed at a cost of more than ₹ 170 crore, including the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC)’, ‘Development of Western Riverfront on Imphal River (Phase I)’ and ‘Development of Mall Road at Thangal Bazar (Phase I)’.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of ‘Centre for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT)’ to be built in the state at a cost of about ₹ 200 crore. This project is the biggest PPP initiative in the State.
