Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh today. During his visit, Mr. Modi will inaugurate, lay the foundation stone and do the groundbreaking of Projects worth 41 thousand crore rupees under Viksit Bharat, Viksit Arunachal Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the much-awaited strategically important Sela Tunnel in Tawang District from Itanagar today. This project includes two tunnels and 8.780 km of approach road. The tunnel, stretching through the Sela-Charbela ridge, will be the world’s longest bilane tunnel at 13,000 feet elevation. It will provide all-weather connectivity and reduce the travel time to Tawang by an hour. The foundation of the project was laid by Mr. Modi in February 2019. Along with this, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for 38 other infrastructure projects. He will also do the groundbreaking ceremony of two projects, including the Dibang Multipurpose Hydropower Project worth over 31 thousand 8 hundred crore.