Projects worth ₹72K cr to be inaugurated across states

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur on September 13 and interact with internally displaced people in Churachandpur and Imphal, Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel said on Friday, in the first official confirmation of the PM's trip to the strife-torn state.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

This will be Modi's first visit to Manipur since ethnic violence broke out in the state two years ago.

The Prime Minister will also unveil development projects worth ₹8,500 crore, Goel said at a press conference here.

In a release, the Prime Minister's Office said, "In line with his commitment to inclusive, sustainable and holistic development of Manipur, the PM will lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over ₹7,300 crore at Churachandpur." Modi will also inaugurate multiple development projects worth more than ₹1,200 crore at Imphal, it said.

Addressing the press conference, the chief secretary asserted that peace is "not only the absence of violence but also the presence of trust, harmony and reconciliation."

"Thus, the visit of the Prime Minister to Manipur will pave the way to peace, normalcy and accelerated growth in the state. Hon'ble PM will be arriving in Manipur on September 13 from Aizawl," he said.