Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation five major development projects worth around 3,350 crore rupees in Ladakh tomorrow through video conferencing.
The projects aim to strengthen connectivity, improve energy infrastructure, conserve cultural heritage and enhance water security in the region. He will also address the gathering on the occasion.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the New Passenger Terminal Building at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh, built at a cost of 640 crore rupees.
The modern terminal is spread over 23,800 square metres and designed to handle 35 lakh passengers annually.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the 298-km-long Nimmu-Padum-Darcha Road, constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
Connecting Nimmu in Leh with Darcha in Himachal Pradesh through the remote Zanskar Valley, the road provides an alternative connectivity corridor to Ladakh, supplementing the Srinagar-Leh and Manali-Leh highways.
Mr. Modi will also inaugurate the nine Mega Watt Hanu Small Hydroelectric Project and the 66 kV Double-Circuit Dah-Hanu-Khaltsi Transmission Line.
The projects will strengthen power evacuation infrastructure and improve the reliability of Ladakh’s electricity network. Mr Modi will inaugurate India’s first Petroglyph Conservation Park at Sindhu Ghat, Leh and 40 water bodies developed across 40 villages under Project Him Sarovar.