PM Modi tweet about Ladakh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said on Sunday (February 19) that his government will leave no stone unturned to make life easier for the people of Ladakh. In fact, the central government has approved Rs 1681.51 crore for the construction of the Shinkun La tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity to Ladakh. Union Territory MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal made a tweet regarding this.
Namgyal tweeted, “Modi Govt approves Rs.1681.51Cr for construction of 4.1km long Shinkunla tunnel to be completed by 2025 to provide all-weather connectivity to Ladakh. Residents of Lungnak Valley of Zanskar, the most backward region of Ladakh, welcomed and thanked Modi for this decision. Responding to this tweet, PM Modi also commented.
What did PM Modi say?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Commenting on MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal’s tweet, he said, “We are going to leave no stone unturned to make life easier for the people of Ladakh.”
It is expected that after the completion of this project, the people of Lahaul and Zanskar region will be able to move easily and there is also a possibility of giving a big boost to the tourism of the region in the coming times. Keeping in view the strategic importance of the northern border of the country, this project is very important.
We are going to leave no stone unturned to make life easier for the people of Ladakh. https://t.co/1HMil5paGK
Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 19, 2023
What would be the benefit?
The length of the Shinkun La tunnel is 4.1 kilometers and it will be the shortest way to reach the border area of the union territory. With the construction of this tunnel, army personnel will be able to easily carry their belongings in all seasons. As soon as this tunnel is built, the time taken by the security forces to reach these areas will also be reduced considerably. In the coming times, this tunnel is also going to prove important from the point of view of strategic and national security.
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