PM launches several development projects in Jammu and Kashmir

JAMMU: Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India launched several development projects in Jammu and Kashmir on February 3, 2019. He laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Jammu and Srinagar.

He also laid the foundation stone of the new terminal building of Kushak Bakula Rinpoche Airport in Leh. It will come up over 11.8 acres of land at a projected cost of Rs 480 crore.

He inaugurated the 9 MW Dah hydroelectric project in Ladakh. The project is completed at a cost of Rs 95 crores and it will provide electricity to around half a dozen villages in the area.

The PM also dedicated the 220-KV single circuit Srinagar-Alusteng-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh transmission system to the nation. It will connect Ladakh with the National Grid for assured power supply. The foundation stone of this project was laid in August 2014.

He also dedicated 400-KV double circuit Jalandhar-Samba-Rajouri-Shopian-Amargarh (Sopore) transmission line to the nation. The Rs 3,000 crore project will bring additional 1,000 MW to Kashmir.

PM laid the foundation stone of the 624-MW Kiru hydroelectric power project over the Chenab in Kishtwar district. The project will be completed in 54 months.

He also launched the University of Ladakh which is established under the University of Ladakh Act 2018. It will be a Cluster University comprising degree colleges of Nubra, Leh, Zanskar, Kargil, Drass and Khaltsi. He laid the foundation stones of model degree colleges at Singhpora in Baramulla, Villgam in Kupwara and Padder in Kishtwar.

PM also declared open several new tourist and trekking routes in Ladakh to promote tourism in the region. He also laid the foundation stone of a bridge over the Chenab at Sajwal in Jammu. The 1640m double-lane bridge will reduce the distance from 50 km to 3 km.

He also laid the foundation stone of the Northern Regional Centre of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Jammu, and inaugurated the University Institute of Engineering and Technology at Janglote in Kathua. Further, he launched an entrepreneurship and career development hub at the University of Jammu.

He further laid the foundation stone of the transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrant government employees and declared electrification of 100 per cent households in J&K under the Saubhagya scheme. He also inaugurated facilities for the launch of the first Rural BPO at Bandipora in North Kashmir and a Multipurpose Indoor Sports Facility at Sehpora in Ganderbal district.