PM Lays Foundation Stone of Several Development Projects During Visit to Jammu & Leh

  • The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was on a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir on February 3, 2019 to inaugurate and lay foundation stone for various development projects.
  • In Jammu, PM Modi laid foundation stones for:
    • New All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Vijaypur and Samba,
    • 624 Megawatt Kiru Hydroelectric project and 850 Megawatt Ratle Hydro Electric project in Kishtwar.
    • 1.6 kilometres long double lane bridge over Chenab river at Sajwal Jourian in Akhnoor
    • Project on abatement of Devika and Tawi rivers under National River Conservation Plan.
    • Indian Institute of Mass Communication campus of Northern Regional Centre at Jammu
    • Inaugurated an engineering institute at Janglote in Kathua.
  • The Prime Minister also visited Leh where he inaugurated and laid foundation stone of:
    • 9-megawatt Dah hydroelectric project
    • 220 KiloVolt Srinagar-Alusteng-Drass-Kargil-Leh transmission system constructed by POWERGRID at Rs. 2266 crore
    • Launched University of Ladakh, which will be a cluster university comprising degree colleges of Leh, Kargil, Nubra, Zanskar, Drass and Khalsi.
    • Rs 480 crore Terminal Building at Leh Airport. 
    • New tourist and trekking routes in Ladakh

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