Security beefs up in Tripura as Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall be visiting the poll-buffed Tripura and Meghalaya today and is set to inaugurate & lay the foundation stones of projects worth more than Rs 6,800 crore. The news came in as The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) statement reads that the projects encompass a wide array of sectors, including housing, road, agriculture, telecom, IT, tourism and hospitality.
At around 10:30 AM, Prime Minister will participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council in Shillong. Then at around 11:30 AM, he will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects in a public function in Shillong worth over Rs 2450 crores. PM Modi will then travel to Agartala and in a public function at around 2:45 PM, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various key projects worth over Rs 4350 crores.
Projects In Meghalaya:
Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation 4G mobile towers.
Inaugurate the New Campus of IIM Shillong at Umsawli.
Inaugurate Shillong – Diengpasoh Road, which will provide better connectivity to the new Shillong satellite township and decongest Shillong.
Inaugurate four other road projects across three states viz. Meghalaya, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
Dedicate the Spawn Laboratory at Mushroom Development Center in Meghalaya to the nation
Inaugurate 21 Hindi libraries in Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Assam.
Lay the foundation stone of six road projects across the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
Lay the foundation stone of the Integrated Hospitality and Convention Centre at Tura and Shillong Technology Park Phase -II. The Technology Park Phase -II will have a built-up area of about 1.5 lakh square feet.
Projects In Tripura:
The Grih Pravesh programme for beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Rural. These houses, developed at a cost of over Rs 3400 crores, will cover over 2 lakh beneficiaries.
Inaugurate the project for widening of the Agartala bypass (Khayerpur – Amtali) NH-08, which will help ease traffic congestion in Agartala city.
Lay the foundation stones for 32 roads of more than 230 Km in length under PMGSY III (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) and for the improvement of 112 roads covering a distance of over 540 Km.
Inaugurate the State Institute of Hotel Management at Anandnagar and Agartala Government Dental College.
