PM Narendra Modi marks Sikkim’s 50th statehood celebrations with Rs 4,000 crore push, projects rollout

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Gangtok on a two-day visit to Sikkim. On Monday he took part in a roadshow in Gangtok.

Modi will take part in the closing ceremony of 50 years of Sikkim’s statehood and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth 4,000 crore rupees during his visit.

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Modi took part in a road show from Biralu Dwar to MG Marg. Later he is expected to interact with BJP workers.

The Sikkim government will present a grand cultural event themed ‘1000 Steps of Unity’, involving nearly 1500 artists.

Modi will also address the gathering at the Paljor Stadium. The PM will also lay the groundwork for a 100-bed Ayurveda hospital at Yangang in the Namchi district. Additionally, he will open a 30-bed Integrated Sowa-Rigpa (traditional Tibetan medicine) hospital at NIT Deorali.

The prime minister will inaugurate the campus of Sikkim University, the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Centre of Excellence facility, the Helen Lepcha Medical College, and the Dantem Professional College.

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Modi will lay the groundwork for two double-lane steel-arch bridges over the Teesta River and unveil the expansion and reinforcement of the roadway connecting Birbhang to Namchi. Modi will unveil the enhancement of transmission and distribution systems in Gangtok.

He will also launch the renovation of the wastewater system in Singtam and the Rani Chhu River Pollution Mitigation Initiative in Gangtok.He will unveil the revitalisation of the Ridge Precinct and eco-tourism amenities in Soreng.