Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Viksit Bharat Viksit Madhya Pradesh programme through video conferencing today (Thursday). During the programme, he will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects worth over 17, 500 crore rupees across Madhya Pradesh.

The projects will cater to a number of important sectors including irrigation, power, road, rail, water supply, coal, and industry, among others. PM Modi will also launch the Cyber Tehsil project in Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of irrigation projects in Madhya Pradesh. These projects include the Upper Narmada Project, the Raghavpur Multipurpose Project, and the Basaniya Multipurpose Project. These projects will irrigate over 75 thousand hectares of agricultural land in the Dindori, Anuppur, and Mandla districts and augment the power supply and drinking water in the region.

PM Modi will also dedicate to the nation three railway projects constructed at a cost of more than two 2,200 crore rupees. The projects include a third line in Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi – Jakhlaun and Dhaura – Agasod route, the Gauge conversion project in the New Sumaoli-Jora Alapur railway line, and the project for the Powarkheda-Jujharpur rail line flyover. These projects will improve rail connectivity and contribute to the socio-economic development of the region.