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PM likely to visit Manipur on Sept 13

Will unveil railway line in Mizoram
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Manipur — his first since the ethnic violence broke out in the state in May 2023 — on September 13, officials in Aizawl said.
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The PM will first visit Mizoram to inaugurate the new Bairabi-Sairang railway line, they said.

Multiple officials of the Mizoram Government said they had received information that from Aizawl that the PM would fly to Manipur. However, they said they were yet to receive the final itinerary of the PM’s visit. Officials in Imphal, however, could not confirm the visit.

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Mizoram Chief Secretary Khilli Ram Meena on Monday convened a meeting with various departments and law enforcement agencies to review preparedness for the PM’s visit.

The 51.38 km-long railway line is part of the Centre’s Act East Policy, which is aimed at boosting connectivity and economic integration across the North-East.

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The new railway line will link Aizawl with the rest of the country via Assam’s Silchar town.

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