New Delhi: High Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday inaugurate and lay basis stone of construction tasks price over Rs 20,000 crore in Jammu and Kashmir, together with the outlet of the Banihal-Qazigund street tunnel to ascertain all-weather connectivity between the 2 areas of the union territory.

Modi is travelling there to take part within the birthday party for the Nationwide Panchayati Raj Day and cope with ‘Gram Sabhas’ around the nation, the High Minister’s Workplace (PMO) mentioned in a commentary. He’s going to additionally consult with Palli Panchayat in Samba district.

 

Searching for to broaden and rejuvenate 75 water our bodies in each district of the rustic, the high minister will release a brand new initiative named ‘Amrit Sarovar’, it mentioned.

Modi is scheduled to wait the Grasp Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards Rite in Mumbai later within the night time the place he’ll obtain the primary Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, the commentary mentioned.

The award has been instituted within the reminiscence of Lata Mangeshkar and might be given once a year to an individual for exemplary contribution against country development, it famous.

Within the commentary on Modi’s consult with to Jammu and Kashmir, the PMO mentioned the federal government has been focussed on bringing about large ranging reforms to considerably make stronger governance and reinforce ease of residing for the folks of the area at an extraordinary tempo following the “constitutional reforms” of August 2019, a connection with the abrogation of Article 370 and making the erstwhile state right into a union territory.

 

The tasks being inaugurated or whose basis stones might be laid on this consult with will cross some distance in facilitating fundamental facilities, making sure ease of mobility and construction of infrastructure within the area, it mentioned.

Modi will inaugurate the Banihal-Qazigund street tunnel, constructed at a value of over Rs 3,100 crore. The 8.45-km-long tunnel will scale back the street distance between Banihal and Qazigund by means of 16 km, and scale back adventure time by means of round one and a part hours.

This is a dual tube tunnel, one for every route of trip, and the tubes are interconnected by means of a pass passage each 500 m for repairs and emergency evacuation. The tunnel will lend a hand identify all-weather connection between Jammu and Kashmir, and produce the 2 areas nearer, the PMO mentioned.

 

He’s going to additionally lay the root stone of 3 street applications of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Freeway, being constructed at a value of over Rs. 7,500 crore.

Amongst different tasks, Modi will lay the root stone of Ratle and Kwar hydroelectric tasks, a 850 MW facility to be built on Chenab river in Kishtwar at a value of round Rs 5,300 crore, and 540 MW Kwar hydroelectric challenge to be construct in at the identical river at a value of over Rs 4,500 crore.

To be able to additional amplify the community of ‘Jan Aushadi Kendras’ in Jammu and Kashmir, and to make excellent high quality generic medications at reasonably priced costs to be had, 100 centres might be inaugurated by means of High Minister Modi. Those centres are situated in faraway corners of the union territory.

 

Modi may even inaugurate a 500 KW solar energy plant at Palli, which is able to make it the rustic’s first panchayat to develop into carbon impartial, the PMO mentioned.

Right through his consult with, he’ll additionally give up ‘SVAMITVA’ (survey of villages and mapping with improvised generation in village spaces) playing cards to beneficiaries underneath the scheme. The playing cards will give villagers documentary evidence in their possession of homes in order that they are able to use them for monetary advantages if required.

He’s going to additionally switch award cash to panchayats that are winners of awards given throughout other classes.

 

The PMO famous that the ‘Amrit Sarovar’ challenge is a part of the birthday party of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

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