PM Modi inaugurated the new BJP Meghalaya unit office during his visit today. BJP is already in power in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh among the northeast states.
Here are the highlights from PM Modi's visit to Mizoram and Meghalaya:
Referring to the connectivity and transport in the North Eastern region, PM Modi said:
• The BJP government will invest in infrastructure to work on the lack of connectivity in the region and called it 'Transformation by Transportation'
• 15 New Rail Line projects of 1385 kilometers length at a cost of over Rs.47,000 crore will be executed to bring all the State capitals of the North East on the railway map.
With reference to the building of New India, the prime minister emphasized on the following:
• To achieve New India by 2022, increasing economic growth and sharing the fruits of the result will go hand in hand.
• Every Indian, irrespective of caste, gender, religion, class must have equal opportunities
• The 115 relatively backward districts of North Eastern States will benefit from the government's plans to usher in development in these districts.
• Provide electricity
• The reservoir water will provide avenues for navigation which will boost connectivity between remote villages
• Development of fisheries
• Boost eco-tourism
• Provide drinking water supply
The prime minister celebrated the completion of the 60 Mega-Watt Tuirial Hydropower Project. Some highlights about the project are:
• This is Mizoram's first large hydropower project which should be able to boost the socio-economic development of the state.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government cleared the project back in 1998 but got delayed.
• The huge reservoir is spread over an area of 45 square kilometres.
The Governor of Mizoram, Lt Gen.(Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma and Mizoram Chief Minister Shri Lal Thanhawla received and welcomed PM Modi on his arrival at the Lengpui Airport.
