PM Modi to inaugurate 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore in Uttarakhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be paying a visit to Haldwani, Uttarakhand on December 30, 2021, to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17500 crore.

According to Prime Minister's Office, among the 23 projects, the foundation stone will be laid for 17 projects worth over Rs 14100 crore.

“These projects cover a wide array of sectors/areas across the state including irrigation, road, housing, health infrastructure, industry, sanitation, drinking water supply among others,” a release from the PMO informs.

It added, “The programme will witness the inauguration of 6 projects including multiple road widening projects, a hydropower project in Pithoragarh and projects to improve sewerage network in Nainital. The cumulative cost of the projects being inaugurated is over Rs 3400 crore.”

PM Modi is going to lay the foundation stone of the Lakhwar Multipurpose Project. This project is to be built at the cost of about Rs 5750 crore.

First planned in 1976, this project kept pending for several years. PM Modi, who has been prioritising long-pending projects in the interest of the country, showed his keen interest to initiate work on it.

“This project of national importance, will enable irrigation of about 34,000-hectare additional land, produce 300 MW hydropower and supply drinking water to the six states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan,” the release said.

It added, “In line with the Prime Minister’s vision to improve connectivity at far-flung places of the country, inauguration and foundation stone laying of multiple road sector projects worth about Rs 8700 crore would be done.”