Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated five major development projects worth Rs 3,350 crore in Ladakh, focusing on improving connectivity, strengthening power infrastructure, conserving cultural heritage and enhancing water security. The projects include a new passenger terminal at Leh airport, the Nimmu-Padum-Darcha Road, hydropower and transmission facilities, India's first petroglyph conservation park and 40 water bodies developed under Project Him Sarovar. “Today, another chapter is being added to Ladakh’s progress and development. I am happy to be part of this occasion through technology. Several important development projects have been inaugurated in Ladakh today,” Modi said. “These projects will make travel easier for many people, improve electricity facilities in some areas, increase water availability in others, and strengthen the preservation of our ancient heritage,” he added.
