PM Narendra Modi in Jammu and Kashmir Live News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Jammu and Kashmir as we speak — his first official go to after the BJP-led central authorities scrapped Article 370, which conferred particular standing to J&Okay, in August 2019. 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 a press release. He may even go to Palli Panchayat in Samba district. The Prime Minister will tackle a gathering together with greater than 30,000 Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) members of Jammu and Kashmir whereas PRIs from throughout the nation might be related nearly for the Prime Minister’s tackle.
Top enterprise leaders from the UAE will accompany the PM through the go to. The UAE corporations are anticipated to suggest investments amounting to over Rs 3,000 crore. A multi-tier safety setup has been put in place for Modi’s go to to Samba. An alert has additionally been sounded alongside the border and a excessive diploma of vigilance is being maintained at important installations in J&Okay in view of the go to. “A multi-tier security setup has been put in place in Samba and adjoining areas as a part of foolproof security,” a senior official instructed PTI.
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 16 km, and scale back journey time by round one and a half hours.
It is a twin tube tunnel, one for every path 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 produce the 2 areas nearer, the PMO mentioned.
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