PM Modi inaugurates 3rd land port in Tripura and other projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the virtual inauguration of the 3rd Land Port at Sabroom in South Tripura, restated his government's commitment to ensuring housing for every family, providing free ration, access to safe drinking water, complimentary healthcare, and sustainable internet facilities, even in the remotest corners of the country. In his address, he mentioned that the development of India as a whole is unattainable without the progress of the Astha Laxmi (referring to the eight states in the region) in the Northeast. To realise this objective, the BJP-led government has placed its focus on the Act East Policy, resulting in the transformation of the region into a model encompassing Highway, Internet, Roadways, and Airways (HIRA). Apart from inaugurating the contemporary Land Port in Sabroom, aimed at facilitating trade and commerce with Southeast Asian countries through the Chittagong Sea port of Bangladesh, the Prime Minister inaugurated 11 projects in Tripura. These included 1.46 lakh Rural Functional Household Tap Connections, four school buildings, an Eklavya Model Residential School building, and seven other projects focused on the rehabilitation and upgrading of roads, collectively valued at over Rs 24 billion. Furthermore, he laid the foundation for 12 projects, encompassing the Agartala Government Dental College Building, a 200-bedded Maternal Child Health wing at Agartala Govt Medical College, the Western Bypass of Agartala, the improvement and widening of NH-208, strengthening & improvement of riding quality of four roads, an Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Drug Addicted in Sepahijala district, PM Ekta Mall Building for expanding trade and commerce, Installation of Solar Micro Grids in renewable energy, and a new depot at Sekerkote in the petroleum sector, collectively valued at around Rs 61 billion.