Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dehradun today to participate in a programme marking the Silver Jubilee celebration of the formation of Uttarakhand. During the visit, the Prime Minister will also launch a commemorative postal stamp to mark the occasion and address the gathering. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for various development projects worth over ₹8,000 crore, including the inauguration of projects worth over ₹930 crore and the foundation stone laying of projects worth over ₹7,000 crore. These projects cater to several key sectors, including drinking water, irrigation, technical education, energy, urban development, sports, and skill development.
The Prime Minister will also release a support amount of ₹62 crore to more than 28,000 farmers directly into their bank accounts under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana.The projects that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister include Dehradun water supply coverage for 23 zones under the AMRUT scheme, an electrical substation in Pithoragarh district, solar power plants in government buildings, and the AstroTurf Hockey Ground at Haldwani Stadium in Nainital, among others.
He will lay the foundation stone of two key hydro-sector-related projects – the Song Dam Drinking Water Project, which will supply 150 million litres per day of drinking water to Dehradun and the Jamarani Dam Multipurpose Project in Nainital, which will provide drinking water, support irrigation and generate electricity. Other projects whose foundation stone will be laid include electrical substations, the establishment of a Women’s Sports College in Champawat, and a state-of-the-art dairy plant in Nainital, among others.
