Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Imphal, marking his first visit to Manipur since ethnic violence erupted in 2023. He arrived in the state capital after inaugurating major infrastructure projects in Aizawl, Mizoram.
Modi was received at the Imphal airport by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 8,500 crore.
Earlier, while addressing a public rally virtually from Lengpui Airport near Aizawl, Modi said that the Northeast had earlier suffered heavily due to 'vote bank' politics, but due to efforts of the BJP-led government at the Centre for the last 11 years, the region has now become the country's growth engine.
Modi launched projects worth Rs 9,000 crore in Mizoram and addressed a public rally virtually as he could not reach the venue, Lammual Ground in the heart of the city, due to heavy rain.
He said Mizoram plays a major role in the Centre's 'Act East' policy and the Kaladan multimodal transit project and railway lines will connect the state with Southeast Asia.
Launching the Bairabi-Sairang line, which brought landlocked Mizoram to the country's railway map, the PM said it was a historic day for the state as it would connect the state capital Aizawl with major metropolises.
Meanwhile, PM Modi is scheduled to reach the Kuki stronghold of Churachandpur in the afternoon, his first trip to Manipur since ethnic violence broke out over two years ago. He will then travel to Imphal, the stronghold of the Meitei community.
The PM will unveil development projects worth Rs 8,500 crore during the visit, and interact with some internally displaced persons. — with PTI
Multiple development projects to be inaugurated in Manipur
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Among the projects, the PM will inaugurate the new Manipur Police headquarters built at a cost of Rs 101 crore at Mantripukhri in Imphal and the civil secretariat, constructed at a cost of Rs 538 crore, in the same locality. From Churachandpur, Modi will lay the foundation stone for various projects, including the drainage and asset management improvement project worth Rs 3,647 crore and the Manipur Infotech Development (MIND) project at Rs 550 crore.
PM Modi reaches Manipur on his first visit after ethnic violence broke out in 2023
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Modi was received at the Imphal airport by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 8,500 crore. In view of Modi's visit, security has been tightened in state capital Imphal and the Churachandpur district. Both state and central forces' personnel were deployed in large numbers in and around the nearly 237-acre Kangla Fort in Imphal and the Peace Ground in Churachandpur, the venues of the PM's rallies. The PM's visit comes amid repeated criticism by opposition parties for not visiting Manipur following the ethnic strife between the Kuki and Meitei communities, which has left over 260 people dead and thousands homeless since May 2023.
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The PM also flagged-off three new express trains -- Sairang (Aizawl)-Delhi (Anand Vihar Terminal) Rajdhani express, Sairang-Guwahati Express and Sairang-Kolkata Express on the occasion. * The Aizawl (Sairang) to New Delhi Rajdhani Express, during its flagging off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Aizawl, Mizoram. (X@RailMinIndia via PTI photo)
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The PM landed at Lengpui Airport at 9.10 am. He will launch the railway line and other projects from the airport itself.
