Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s north eastern region has immense potential to become the growth engine of the country. He talked about the potential of the tourism industry in the region and its development as a bamboo industry hub.
Regarding the massive development works taken up in Manipur, the Prime Minister said that the Imphal - Jiribam railways work is going on with an allocation of Rs 14,000 crore while Rs 3,000 crore has been sanctioned for the development of Imphal International Airport.
Laying the foundation stone of Manipur water supply project via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said that it has been designed to provide safe drinking water to every household of the State for the next 20-22 years and lakhs of people will get access to clean drinking water and thousands of people will get employment.
Modi said that the mantra of peace, progress and prosperity is echoing in the Northeast, and day by day my faith is getting deeper because peace is now being established in the entire region. “While blockades in Manipur have become a part of history and Assam has not witnessed any violence for decades.
In Tripura and Mizoram too, youth have abandoned the path of violence. Now Bru-Reang refugees are moving towards a better life,” he said.