Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, January 5
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Punjab after a gap of two years and will lay foundation stones of projects worth Rs 42,750 crore.
I look forward to being among my sisters and brothers of Punjab today. At a programme in Ferozepur, the foundation stone of development works worth Rs. 42,750 crore would be laid, which will improve the quality of life for the people. https://t.co/5Xpqo1OdAo
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 5, 2022
Around 10,000 security personnel have been deployed in Ferozepur district ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, which is being opposed by some farmer unions.
The Punjab Police are working in coordination with the NSG, Army and the BSF for ensuring fool-proof security arrangements, said the officials. A team of anti-drone has also been deployed, they said.
Modi will lay foundation stones of development projects worth over Rs 42,750 crore, including the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway and a PGIMER satellite centre in Ferozepur.
The projects also include four-laning of the Amritsar-Una section, Mukerian-Talwara broad gauge railway line and two new medical colleges at Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur.
Modi’s visit has come after his government repealed its contentious three farm laws, which had led to a year-long farmers’ stir at Delhi borders. With inputs from PTI
PM Modi to visit Punjab after 2 years today, will inaugurate projects worth over Rs 42,750 crore
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