PM Modi To Visit Meghalaya & Tripura, Will Dedicate & Lay Foundation Stone Of Key Projects — Check Schedule

PM will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of key projects in different sectors including telecom, road, and infrastructure among others.

PM Modi To Visit Meghalaya and Tripura

Source : PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the northeastern states of Meghalaya and Tripura on Sunday where he will lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 6,800 crore. He will also attend some events during his visit. 

PM Modi’s Schedule For The Visit 

At around 10:30 AM, Prime Minister will participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council in Shillong. He will attend the meeting of the North Eastern Council at the State Convention Centre.  

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 

• In a step to further boost telecom connectivity in the region, Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation 4G mobile towers.  
• He will inaugurate the New Campus of IIM Shillong at Umsawli.  
• He will inaugurate Shillong – Diengpasoh Road, which will provide better connectivity to the new Shillong satellite township and decongest Shillong.  
• The PM will also inaugurate four other road projects across three states viz. Meghalaya, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. 
• He will dedicate the Spawn Laboratory at Mushroom Development Center in Meghalaya to the nation  
• Further, he will inaugurate 21 Hindi libraries in Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Assam. 
• Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of six road projects across the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.  
• He will also 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 

• Prime Minister will launch 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. 
• Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the project for widening of the Agartala bypass (Khayerpur – Amtali) NH-08, which will help ease traffic congestion in Agartala city.  
• He will also lay the foundation stones for 32 roads of more than 230 Km length under PMGSY III (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) and for the improvement of 112 roads covering a distance of over 540 Km. 
• He will also inaugurate the State Institute of Hotel Management at Anandnagar and Agartala Government Dental College. 

Notably, legislative assembly elections are scheduled to take place in Meghalaya, Tripura, and Nagaland next year in March.