Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be in Jammu tomorrow for his first official go to to the Union Territory ever because the central authorities abrogated Article 370 which conferred particular standing to Jammu and Kashmir, bifurcating the states into two UTs.
Modi is travelling there to take part within the celebration for the National Panchayati Raj Day and tackle ‘Gram Sabhas’ throughout the nation, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) mentioned in an announcement. He may even go to Palli Panchayat in Samba district.
He will inaugurate and lay basis stone of growth tasks price over Rs 20,000 crore in Jammu and Kashmir, together with the opening of the Banihal-Qazigund street tunnel to determine all-weather connectivity between the 2 areas of the union territory.
Seeking to develop and rejuvenate 75 water our bodies in each district of the nation, the prime minister will launch a brand new initiative named ‘Amrit Sarovar’, it mentioned.
The PM might be addressing the J&Okay individuals in addition to the members of rural native our bodies throughout the nation as a part of the first-ever Panchayat Divas celebrations within the UT, even because the perform may even see the ground-breaking ceremony of business growth proposals price Rs 38,082 crore.
The occasion might be attended by high enterprise leaders from the UAE. This will showcase the assist of industrialists from a high Islamic nation to India’s strikes for making certain all-round growth and peace in J&Okay within the wake of abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
The occasion is aimed toward sending out a sign how the UT is “fast developing and transforming”, highlighting the “vibrancy of democracy at the grassroots” following the scrapping of Article 370 that assured particular standing to the erstwhile J&Okay state.
In the assertion on Modi’s go to to Jammu and Kashmir, the PMO mentioned the federal government has been focussed on bringing about broad ranging reforms to considerably enhance governance and improve ease of dwelling for the individuals of the area at an unprecedented tempo following the “constitutional reforms” of August 2019, a reference to 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 go to will go a good distance in facilitating fundamental facilities, making certain ease of mobility and growth 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 cut back the street distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 16 km, and cut back journey time by round one and a half hours. It is a twin tube tunnel, one for every course of journey, and the tubes are interconnected by a cross passage each 500 m for upkeep and emergency evacuation. The tunnel will assist set up all-weather connection between Jammu and Kashmir, and convey the 2 areas nearer, the PMO mentioned.
He may even lay the muse stone of three street packages of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, being constructed at a value of over Rs. 7,500 crore.
Among different tasks, Modi will lay the muse stone of Ratle and Kwar hydroelectric tasks, a 850 MW facility to be constructed on Chenab river in Kishtwar at a value of round Rs 5,300 crore, and 540 MW Kwar hydroelectric challenge to be construct in on the identical river at a value of over Rs 4,500 crore.
In order to additional develop the community of ‘Jan Aushadi Kendras’ in Jammu and Kashmir, and to make good high quality generic medicines at reasonably priced costs out there, 100 centres might be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi.
These centres are situated in distant corners of the union territory. Modi may even inaugurate a 500 KW solar energy plant at Palli, which can make it the nation’s first panchayat to develop into carbon impartial, the PMO mentioned.
During his go to, he may even hand over ‘SVAMITVA’ (survey of villages and mapping with improvised know-how in village areas) playing cards to beneficiaries below the scheme.
The playing cards will give villagers documentary proof of their possession of properties in order that they will use them for monetary advantages if required. He may even switch award cash to panchayats that are winners of awards given throughout completely different classes. The PMO famous that the ‘Amrit Sarovar’ challenge is a part of the celebration of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”