Modi lays foundation of projects worth Rs 4,000 crore in Arunachal Pradesh

Assam Economy

11-Feb-19

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stone of projects in Arunachal Pradesh worth over Rs 4,000 crore, giving a lot of importance to improve connectivity in the sensitive border state.
Modi laid the foundation stone for construction of greenfield Airport at Hollongi and inaugurated an upgraded and retrofitted airport at Tezu in Lohit district at a worth of Rs 125 crore through remote at a function at IG Park.
The Tezu airport will connect Guwahati, Jorhat and Hollongi. Fruit and flowers of the region can reach any market of the country in a few hours.
The prime minister laid the foundation stone of Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh. It will provide all weather connectivity to Tawang Valley for civilians as well as security forces. The tunnel will reduce travel time to Tawang by an hour and boost tourism and related economic activities in the region.
He inaugurated the new Doordarshan 24-hours channel for Arunachal Pradesh, DD Arun Prabha. The channel will be the 24th channel operated by Doordarshan.
The prime minister also dedicated to the nation the 110 MW Pare Hydroelectric Plant. The hydro elected project constructed by NEEPCO will harness hydro power potential of the river Dikrong (tributary of Brahmaputra) and provide cheap hydro electric power to the northeastern states, thereby improving power availability in the region.
Modi also declared 100 per cent household electrification in Arunachal Pradesh under Saubhagya Scheme. He also laid the foundation stone for a permanent campus of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Jote.
The prime minister inaugurated 50 health and wellness centers in the state also through a remote at the function at IG Park here. He said under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, 50 health and wellness centres have been inaugurated which would provide medical care to the poor and needy especially pregnant women.