Itanagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Arunachal Pradesh on September 22 to lay the foundation stones for two major hydroelectric projects worth Rs. 3,689 crore and ten infrastructure projects valued at Rs. 1,291 crore, officials said on Saturday.
According to a state government statement, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Integrated State-of-the-Art Convention Centre in Tawang during his visit.
Governor KT Parnaik, Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, and MPs Tapir Gao and Nabam Rebia are scheduled to attend the event.
The 186 MW Tato-I hydropower project and the 240 MW Heo project—both on the Yarjep river in Shi Yomi district—will be implemented jointly by the Arunachal Pradesh government and the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO).
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The Tato-I project, with an investment of Rs. 1,750 crore, is expected to generate 802 million units annually, while the Heo project, at a cost of Rs. 1,939 crore, will produce about 1,000 million units annually.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Integrated State-of-the-Art Convention Centre in Tawang, constructed under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region’s PM-DevINE scheme at a cost of Rs. 145.37 crore.
The project was executed by the state’s Public Works Department.
