PM inaugurates world’s longest two-lane tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh: 10 mins

1. Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Assam yesterday, went on a jungle safari to Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve this morning. He first went on an elephant safari in the park’s central Kohola Mountains. He then went on an expedition in a jeep along with forest officials in the same range.

2. “This morning I was in Kaziranga National Park in Assam. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is nestled amidst lush green trees and is home to rich flora and fauna, including the majestic one-horned rhinoceros,” he said in Posted online.

3. Later in the day, he dedicated the world’s longest two-lane tunnel – Serra Tunnel to the nation at the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit North East’ project in Ita Nagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

4. The Sela Tunnel is an engineering marvel that will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang across the Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh. The tunnel was built at a cost of approximately Rs 825 crore and is also of strategic importance to the country. Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone for it in 2019.

5. The Prime Minister took a jibe at Parliament while speaking on the programme. “The Congress tried to keep the border areas underdeveloped. The Sierra tunnel could have been built before, but their priorities were different. They used to think that Arunachal Pradesh had only two Lok Sabha seats, why so much effort… I assure the people that I will come to Serra again in my third term,” he said.

6. Under the scheme, he also launched the UNNATI scheme worth Rs 10,000 crore, as well as projects worth Rs 55,600 crore in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh Specialized development projects of Rs.

7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘Statue of Valor’, a 125-foot-tall statue of legendary Ahom general Lachit Barphukan, in Jorhat this afternoon.

8. Later in the day, he will visit Meleng Meteli Pothar in Jorhat district to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth about Rs 18,000 crore. He will also address a public meeting here.

9. He will travel from Arunachal Pradesh to Siliguri in West Bengal to attend a public event in the evening. During this event, he will dedicate projects worth Rs 4,500 crore in West Bengal.

10. He will reach his constituency Varanasi around 7 pm and offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. The next day, he will attend a public event in the city and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 42,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh.

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