Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 21 development projects worth Rs 1,311 crore in Moirang, Manipur.
Key Inaugurations & Laying of Foundation stone:
i.He unveiled the 165-feet tall tricolor at the historic ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ Headquarters at Moirang, which is the tallest national flag in the entire North East region.
- Moirang is a town in Manipur that was liberated from British colonial rule by the Indian Nation Army under Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
ii.He also inaugurated a 122 feet tall statue of a polo player at a cost of Rs 39 crore in Marjing Polo Complex in Imphal East.
iii.He inaugurated Churachandpur Medical College in the Churachandpur district. It is the first-ever medical college constructed in the hill district of Manipur.
iv.Others include Manipur Olympian Park at Sangaithel, Manipur Exhibition Center in Imphal-East, District Youth Skilling and Employment Centres, Fruit Preservation Factory, Neelakuthi in five districts of the state.
Notably, India’s first sports university, spread over 325 acres, is also being set up in Manipur at a cost of Rs 816 crore.
Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurated 5 development works worth Rs 52 crore in Nagaland
Union Minister Amit Shah also inaugurated 5 different development works worth Rs 52 crore in Nagaland.
i. These include Virtual Reality (VR) laboratories in 42 government higher secondary schools at a cost of about Rs 8 crore
ii. Atal Tinkering Labs built at a cost of Rs 1 crore 80 lakh in 9 government higher secondary schools
iii. 12.5 megawatt (MV) sub-station at Chiephobozou at a cost of Rs 14 crore
iv. Trekking and base camp at Mount Saramati, Thanamir village and Kiphire
v. Two lane bridge on doyang river at a cost of Rs 28 crore near the Governor’s Camp Lifayan
Recent Related News:
i.National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRT&H), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Manipur through a video conference.
ii.The Government of India (GoI) and Manipur government have signed a ‘Cessation of Operation Agreement’ with Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), an insurgent group of Manipur, in New Delhi.
About Manipur:
Governor – La. Ganesan
Chief Minister (CM) – Nongthombam Biren Singh
National Park – Sirohi National Park
Wildlife Sanctuary – Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary
