In Assam, Modi to inaugurate Rs 18K crore projects

Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several development projects worth Rs 18,000 crore undertaken by Assam and the Centre.

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Narendra Modi (File Photo)

PM Narendra Modi arrived in Assam Friday during his two-day visit to the state and Arunachal Pradesh.

After his arrival at Tezpur, Modi travelled to Golaghat district in a chopper from where he participated in a 16-km-long roadshow to Kaziranga for an overnight stay.

He is scheduled to experience a safari there Saturday morning. Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several development projects worth Rs 18,000 crore undertaken by Assam and the Centre.

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Later Saturday, he is scheduled to inaugurate the Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh – the world’s longest twin tunnels built at an altitude of over 13,000 feet – which is aimed at providing all-weather connectivity to the Tawang region.

There, he is also scheduled to launch the Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialisation Scheme with a financial outlay of over Rs 10,000 crore.

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