Sunday , January 12 2025

Prime Minister inaugurates world's longest two-lane tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh: 10 points

New Delhi/Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded the weekend with a jungle safari in Kaziranga National Park in Assam and the inauguration of the world's longest two-lane tunnel (Seila Tunnel) in Arunachal Pradesh.

The 10 points are as follows:

1. PM Modi, who reached Assam yesterday, went on a jungle safari in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve this morning. They first went on an elephant safari in the Kohora Range in the middle of the park. After this he set out on a jeep safari in the same range with the forest officials.

2. “This morning I was at Kaziranga National Park in Assam,” he said in an online post. Nestled amidst lush greenery, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is rich in diverse flora and fauna, including the majestic one-horned rhinoceros.”

3. Later he dedicated the world's longest two-lane Sela Tunnel to the nation at the 'Develop India Develop North East' event in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

4. The Sela Tunnel is an engineering marvel built to provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang across the Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh. This tunnel, built at a cost of about Rs 825 crore, is also of strategic importance for the country. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Modi in 2019.

5. He said, while speaking at the programme, the Prime Minister targeted the Congress. “Congress tried to keep the border areas backward. The Sela Tunnel could have been built earlier, but they had different priorities. He thought there are only two Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal, why do so much work… I promise. Friends, I will come again for my third term in Sela”.

6. In this program, he dedicated Unti Scheme worth Rs 10,000 crore and development projects worth Rs 55,600 crore in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.