Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated and laid basis stones of a number of tasks for six northeastern states valued at practically Rs.55,0000 crore at an occasion held in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar.

The occasion was attended by chief minister Pema Khand, governor KT Parnaik and Union minister Kiren Rijiju, who represents the West Arunachal seat in Lok Sabha.

Among the tasks inaugurated is the strategically vital Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh constructed by the Border Roads Organisation at a value of Rs.825 crore. It is the world’s longest twin-lane tunnel constructed at an altitude of above 13,000 toes.

The PM inaugurated the Sela tunnel by flagging off an Arunachal Pradesh State Transport bus that went by way of it.

“Sela Tunnel could have been built earlier. But Congress’s thinking and priorities were something else. They used to think what’s the need to spend so much on an area (Arunachal Pradesh) which has just two parliamentary seats. Modi doesn’t work by counting the number of parliamentary members. I work keeping the nation’s necessities in mind,” Modi stated.

The tunnel will assist increase the motion of troopers, gear and heavy automobiles to ahead areas close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) within the Tawang sector. The Sela mission consists of Tunnel 1, which is 1,003 metres lengthy, and Tunnel 2, a 1,595-metre twin tube tunnel.

Addressing a public assembly at Itanagar, the PM blamed earlier Congress governments for failing to give attention to the event of the northeastern areas.

“In the past, when they should have made modern infrastructure in our border, the Congress government were busy with corruption. By keeping our border and border villages underdeveloped, Congress was playing with the security of the country,” Modi stated.

“Keeping your own army weak and denying basic facilities to own people is the way of working by Congress, their policy and ideal,” he added.

Modi stated that the quantity of funding his authorities has made for the event of the northeast previously 5 years is sort of 4 occasions greater than what earlier Congress governments used to do.

The slew of tasks launched and basis stones laid are associated to a number of sectors, together with rail, highway, well being, housing, training, border infrastructure, IT, energy, oil and gasoline, and others.

The different tasks devoted by the PM embrace the groundbreaking ceremony of the 2880 MW Dibang multipurpose hydropower mission, the very best dam construction in India, which shall be constructed at a value of Rs.31,876 crore.

“In the past 10 years, we have sealed around a dozen peace deals (with militant outfits) and solved border disputes (between states of the region). Now the next step to development is to boost industries in the northeast,” stated the PM whereas inaugurating the Rs.10,000 crore UNNATI (Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization) scheme,” Modi stated.

The PM additionally launched UNNATI (Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme), a brand new industrial growth scheme for the northeast. The scheme value Rs.10,000 crore is anticipated to draw new funding, assist arrange new manufacturing and companies models and fortify employment.

The PM additionally just about inaugurated and laid basis stones of tasks value Rs.3,400 cr in Manipur, Rs.1,700 crore in Nagaland, Rs.290 crore in Meghalaya, Rs.450 crore in Sikkim and Rs.8,500 crore in Tripura, together with the Sabroom Land Port situated alongside the worldwide border between India and Bangladesh.

For Tripura, Modi laid the inspiration stones for the development of the Agartala Western Bypass and a number of highway tasks within the state, a brand new depot of Indian Oil Corporation at Sekerkote together with an Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for drug addicts.

He additionally launched tasks of 146,000 rural family faucet connections, Land Port at Sabroom in South District value Rs.230 crores. The basis stone of the Sabroom Land Port was laid in 2021.

Located alongside the India-Bangladesh worldwide border, the newly-developed Sabroom Land Port will embrace amenities corresponding to a passenger terminal constructing, cargo administrative constructing, fireplace station constructing, warehouse, pump home, electrical substation and many others.

The digital occasion was attended by Tripura chief minister Manik Saha.

“A historic day for Tripura! Glad to witness the virtual inauguration & foundation stone laying of development projects worth Rs.8534.02 crore by Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji. The event included opening of Sabroom Land Port in South Tripura, which will facilitate movement of people and enhance the connectivity, trade & tourism between NE Region & Bangladesh. Under the visionary leadership of the Hon’ble PM, these projects will script a new chapter of development towards the goal of #ViksitBharatViksitTripura”, wrote on X.

PM Modi had arrived in Assam on Friday night and spent the evening at a visitor home in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR). He did a two-hour safari on an elephant and jeep contained in the park famed for one-horned rhinos earlier than departing for Arunachal Pradesh.

On Saturday afternoon, the PM is ready to return to Assam and participate in two occasions, together with inaugurating the 125-foot tall statue of legendary Ahom basic Lachit Borphukan at Jorhat. The PM will even handle a public rally at Meleng Meteli the place he’ll inaugurate a number of tasks valued at practically Rs. 18,000 crore undertaken by the central and state authorities.