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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the states of Manipur and Tripura on January 4, 2022. At around 11 am, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation of 22 Developmental Projects worth over Rs 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.
PM in Manipur : In Manipur, the Prime Minister will inaugurate 13 Projects worth around Rs 1,850 crore and lay the foundation of 9 projects worth around Rs 2,950 crore. These projects relate to diverse sectors such as Road Infrastructure, Drinking Water Supply, Health, Urban Development, Housing, Information Technology, Skill Development, Art and Culture, among others, according to a PIB release.
Modi will lay the foundation of construction of five National Highway Projects to be built at a cost of more than Rs 1,700 crore. The construction of these highways measuring more than 110 km will be a major step to improve the road connectivity of the region. 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 Rs 75 crore. This Steel Bridge will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister during the programme.
The Prime Minister will also dedicate, to the people of Manipur, 2,387 mobile towers built at a cost of around Rs 1,100 crores. This will be a major step in further boosting the mobile connectivity of the state.
( file photo : PM Narendra Modi)
PM in Tripura : During his visit to the state, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport and launch key initiatives : Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools.
New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, built at a cost of about Rs 450 crore, is a state of art building spread over 30,000 square metres having modern facilities supported by the latest IT network integrated system. The development of the new terminal building is an effort in line with the Prime Minister’s endeavour to provide modern facilities at all airports across the country.
Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools is aimed to improve the quality of education in the state by converting 100 existing High/Higher secondary schools to Vidyajyoti Schools with state of art facilities and quality education. The project will cover about 1.2 lakh students from Nursery to class XII and will cost around Rs 500 crore in next three years.
Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana aims to achieve the benchmark standards for service delivery in core development sectors at village level. The key sectors selected for this Yojana are household tap connections, domestic electricity connections, all weather roads, functional toilets for every household, recommended immunisation for every child, participation of women in Self Help Groups etc.