Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation five major development projects worth around  Rupees Three Thousands Three Hundred Fifty Crore (₹3,350 crore)  in Ladakh through video conferencing. The five projects will strengthen connectivity, improve energy infrastructure, conserve cultural heritage and enhance water security in the region.

 

The newly inaugurated projects include the New Passenger Terminal Building at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh, the 298-kilometre-long Nimmu-Padum-Darcha Road, the nine-megawatt Hanu Small Hydroelectric Project, the 66-kV Double-Circuit Dah-Hanu-Khaltsi Transmission Line, India’s first Petroglyph Conservation Park at Sindhu Ghat in Leh, and 40 water bodies developed across 40 villages under Project Him Sarovar.

 

The five projects will strengthen connectivity, improve energy infrastructure, conserve cultural heritage and enhance water security in the region. The virtually arranged launch program is organised in all seven districts of UT Ladakh. The main programme, being held at Leh Sindhu Ghat, is attended by Honourable LG Ladakh V K Saxena along with UT Administration officials, Army dignitaries, social and political representatives and the people at large.