‘First Assam visit after Op Sindoor’: PM Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 18,530 cr

While inaugurating several developmental projects in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India’s Operation Sindoor against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was successful with the blessings of Maa Kamakhya.

In his address to the people on Sunday, the prime minister mentioned that this was his first visit to the state after the India-Pakistan conflict, which broke out following the devastating Pahalgam terror attack. “Yesterday was my first visit to Assam after Operation Sindoor. Operation Sindoor was a huge success with the blessings of Maa Kamakhya,” the prime minister said in the Sunday event.

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“Today, I am having a different holy experience by coming to this land of Maa Kamakhya, and it is also an icing on the cake that Janmashtami is being celebrated in this region today. From the Red Fort, I had said, I remembered Chakradhari Mohan. I remembered Shri Krishna, and I have put forth the idea of ​​a Sudarshan Chakra in the future security policy before the people,” he added.

PM Modi inaugurates key projects in Assam

Assam was the third stop in his five-state visit. On the first day, PM Modi launched developmental projects in Mizoram and Manipur. After arriving in Assam on Saturday, the prime minister held a roadshow in Guwahati, where thousands lined the streets to greet him.

On Sunday, PM Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for several infrastructure and industrial projects worth over Rs18,530 crore in Assam. From Assam, the prime minister will then travel to Bihar and West Bengal.

Throughout the whole trip, PM Modi is inaugurating and laying foundation stones for projects worth over ₹71,000 crore. These projects are aimed at bolstering the infrastructure in India’s eastern and northeastern regions.

When it comes to Assam, the prime minister laid the foundation stone of the Darrang Medical College & Hospital, a GNM School, and a B.Sc Nursing College, along with the Guwahati Ring Road Project and the Kuruwa–Narengi Bridge over the Brahmaputra.

From there, PM Modi will travel to Golaghat, where he will inaugurate the Assam Bioethanol Plant at Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), a ₹5,000-crore bamboo-based ethanol project designed to promote clean energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

He will also lay the foundation stone of a Polypropylene Plant at NRL, which is expected to strengthen Assam’s petrochemical sector and create jobs.

With inputs from agencies.