Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha and Assam on 3-4 February to lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure and connectivity projects.

On Saturday, the PM will dedicate to the nation projects worth over Rs. 68,000 crore during a public programme in Sambalpur, Odisha before traveling to Assam on Sunday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives worth more than Rs 11,000 crore during a public programme in Guwahati.

In Sambalpur, the PM will inaugurate the ‘Dhamra – Angul Pipeline Section’ (412 Km) of the ‘Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline Project (JHBDPL)’. Built at a cost of more than Rs 2450 crore under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’, the project will connect Odisha with the National Gas Grid.

He will also lay the foundation stone of ‘Nagpur Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline Section’ (692 Km)’ of the Mumbai-Nagpur-Jharsuguda Pipeline. The project to be developed at a cost of more than Rs 2,660 crore will improve the availability of natural gas to states like Odisha, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.

During the programme, Mr Modi will also dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple power projects worth about 28,980 crore. He will lay the foundation stone of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) Talabira Thermal power project worth more than 27000 crore. Strengthening the PM’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, this state-of-the-art project will provide reliable, affordable and round-the-clock power contributing significantly to the nation’s energy security and playing a vital role in the country’s economic growth and prosperity.

Mr Modi will also inaugurate coal infrastructure projects of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited including First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects – Bhubaneswari Phase-I in Talcher Coalfields in Angul district and Lajkura Rapid Loading System (RLS).

He will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of railway projects worth about Rs. 2,146 crore aimed at enhancing the rail network in the region. The PM will also flag off Puri-Sonepur-Puri Weekly Express, which will improve connectivity for rail passengers.

He will also inaugurate the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur. Further, he will dedicate the Jharsuguda Head Post Office Heritage Building to the nation.

In Guwahati, the PM will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth Rs. 11,000 crore.

Providing world-class amenities to people visiting pilgrim sites has been a key focus area of the PM. In yet another step in this endeavour, one of the key projects for which the foundation stone will be laid by him includes Maa Kamakhya Divya Pariyojana (Maa Kamakhya Access Corridor), which has been sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North Eastern Region (PM-DevINE) scheme. It will provide world-class amenities to pilgrims visiting the Kamakhya temple.