In Chamba district, Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stones for two hydroelectric projects and launch the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III in Himachal Pradesh. He will also address two public meetings in Una and Chamba.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spearhead the country’s fourth Vande Bharat Express train and launch a series of development projects in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. In Una, the Prime Minister marked the start of the maiden run of the new Vande Bharat Express from Amb Andaura to New Delhi, dedicated the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) to the nation and laid the foundation stone for a Bulk Drug Park. . In Chamba district, he laid the foundation stones for two hydroelectric projects and launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III in Himachal Pradesh. He addressed two public meetings in Una and Chamba. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said this would be Modi’s ninth visit to the state in the past five years.

Himachal Pradesh will go to the polls in December this year along with Gujarat.

The Bulk Drug Park in Una, for which he laid the foundation stone, will be built at a cost of more than Rs 1,900 crore. The park will help reduce dependency on API imports. It is expected to attract investments of around Rs 10,000 crore and provide employment for more than 20,000 people. It will also give a boost to economic activities in the region.

Here are the latest updates on Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Himachal Pradesh

# PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for two hydroelectric projects and launches Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-III in Himachal Pradesh.

“Today, Chamba and various villages here are receiving the gift of these projects that will provide them with road connectivity, electricity and employment,” says Modi.

# People raise slogans ‘Modi-Modi, Sher Aaya’ as they welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Una of Himachal Pradesh.

# Diwali festival has come early for Una and Himachal Pradesh. Today I marked the inaugural run of the new Vande Bharat train. This is the fourth Vande Bharat train to enter the country: PM Modi

# The development of rural roads, the availability of water supply and health care facilities along with progress in digital infrastructure has always been the top priority of the government. New India is overcoming past challenges and growing fast: PM Modi

# “I thank Prime Minister Modi for giving him the Vande Bharat, Bulk Drug Park train to Himachal. Prime Minister Modi restored a special status to the state. Bulk Drug Park can generate an investment of around Rs 15-20,000 crore and will employ more than 30,000.” says Union Minister Anurag Thakur.

# PM Modi signals the Vande Bharat Express train from Una Railway Station to Delhi, in the presence of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur.

# PM Modi to tag the Vande Bharat Express train from Una. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was also present.

# Modi will lay the foundation stone for the 48 MW Chanju-III hydropower project and the 30 MW Deothal Chanju hydropower project, which will generate more than 270 million units of electricity a year. Himachal Pradesh is expected to earn annual revenue of around Rs 110 crore from these projects.

# Modi will also launch Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-III in the state to improve around 3,125 km of roads. The Center has sanctioned more than Rs 420 crore at this stage for the improvement of 440 km of roads in 15 border and remote blocks of the state.

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