Assam, Feb 9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching series of development projects in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura today.
PM Modi arrived in Guwahati yesterday evening on a two-day visit to North East. Prime Minister will reach Itanagar from Guwahati this morning and unveil a series of development projects at IG Park.
Modi will lay the foundation stone for the construction of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi. The strategically important airport will boost the economic growth of the region.
Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh. It will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang Valley for civilians as well as security forces throughout the year. The tunnel will reduce travel time to Tawang by an hour and boost tourism and related economic activities in the region.
Modi will also dedicate a new TV Channel DD Arun Prabha for Arunachal Pradesh at Itanagar. The channel will be the 24th channel operated by Doordarshan.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of a permanent campus of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Arunachal Pradesh. This is the third Film and Television Institute of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the first two being FTII Pune and SRFTI Kolkata. It said this institute will provide a boost to the talented youngsters of the North-East in film and television sector.
