PM Narendra Modi to visit Jammu on February 20.
“At around 11:30 AM, in a public function at the Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, the Prime Minister will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore. The projects relate to several sectors including health, education, rail, road, aviation, petroleum, and civic infrastructure, among others,” as per a press release from the Prime Minister’s office.
During the occasion, the Prime Minister will deliver appointment orders to around 1500 new government recruits in Jammu & Kashmir. The Prime Minister will also meet with beneficiaries of various government projects as part of the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu’ initiative.
“In a significant step towards upgrading and developing education and skilling infrastructure across the country, Prime Minister will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of several projects worth about Rs 13,375 crore,” the release stated.
The projects dedicated to the nation include the permanent campuses of IIT Bhilai, IIT Tirupati, IIT Jammu, and IIITDM Kancheepuram; the Indian Institute of Skills (IIS), a pioneer skill training institute for advanced technologies located in Kanpur; and two campuses of Central Sanskrit University in Devprayag (Uttarakhand) and Agartala (Tripura).
“Prime Minister will inaugurate three new IIMs in the country viz IIM Jammu, IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Visakhapatnam. He will also inaugurate 20 new buildings for Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) and 13 new Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) buildings across the country,” as per the release.
PM Modi will also lay the groundwork for five Kendriya Vidyalaya campuses, one Navodaya Vidyalaya campus, and five Multipurpose Halls for Navodaya Vidyalayas throughout the country. These freshly constructed KV and NV buildings will play a key role in meeting the educational demands of students all around the country.
PM Modi will open the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Vijaypur (Samba), Jammu, to deliver comprehensive, quality, and holistic tertiary care health services to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The institute, whose foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister in February 2019, is being constructed through the Central Sector Scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.
“Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for a new terminal building at Jammu Airport. To be spread over 40,000 sqm area, the new terminal building will be equipped with modern facilities catering to about 2000 passengers during peak hours. The new terminal building will be environment friendly and will be built such that it showcases local culture of the region. It will strengthen air connectivity, boost tourism and trade and accelerate economic growth of the region,” the release stated.
PM Modi will dedicate to the country several train projects in Jammu and Kashmir, including the new 48-kilometer rail line connecting Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan and the recently electrified Baramulla-Sringar-Banihal-Sangaldan segment (185.66 kilometers). The Prime Minister will also flag off the valley’s first electric train, as well as train service between Sangaldan and Baramulla.
“The commissioning of the Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan section is significant as it features the usage of Ballast Less Track (BLT) all along the route providing a better riding experience to the passengers. Also, India’s longest transportation tunnel T-50 (12.77 Km) lies in this portion between Khari-Sumber. The rail projects will improve connectivity, ensure environmental sustainability and boost the overall economic development of the region,” as per the release.
During the programme, Prime Minister Modi will lay the groundwork for several major road projects, including two packages (44.22 kilometres) of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway connecting Jammu to Katra; Phase two of the four-laning of the Srinagar Ring Road; five packages for upgrading the 161-kilometer-long Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri stretch of NH-01; and the construction of the Kulgam Bypass and Pulwama bypass on NH-444.
“Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for a project to develop CUF (Common User Facility) Petroleum depot at Jammu. The state of art fully automated depot which will be developed at a cost of about Rs 677 crore, will have storage capacity of about 100000 KL for storing Motor Spirit (MS), High Speed Diesel (HSD), Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO), Aviation Turbine fuel (ATF), Ethanol, Bio diesel and winter grade HSD,” as per the release.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the groundwork for many development projects costing more than Rs 3150 crore to improve municipal infrastructure and provide public services throughout Jammu and Kashmir.
“The projects to be inaugurated by Prime Minister include, Road projects & Bridges; Grid Stations, receiving stations transmission line Projects; Common Effluent Treatment Plants and Sewage Treatment Plants; Several Degree College buildings; Intelligent Traffic Management system in Srinagar city; Modern Narwal Fruit Mandi; Drug Testing Laboratory at Kathua; and Transit accommodation – 224 flats at Ganderbal and Kupwara. The projects whose foundation stone will be laid include development of five new Industrial Estates across Jammu and Kashmir; Data Centre/ Disaster Recovery Centre for Integrated Command and Control Centre of Jammu Smart City; Up-gradation of Transport Nagar at Parimpora Srinagar; Up-gradation of 62 road projects and 42 bridges and project for development of transit accommodation – 2816 flats at nine locations in districts Anantnag, Kulgam, Kupwara, Shopian & Pulwama, among others,” the release stated.