SRINAGAR: PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation five major development projects worth around Rs 3,350 crore in Ladakh around 12:30pm Thursday via video conferencing, a PIB statement said.The projects include airport infrastructure, strategic road connectivity, hydropower, heritage conservation and water security.India’s first petroglyph conservation park in Leh for preservation of Ladakh’s ancient archaeological heritage will be also inaugurated by the PM.
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The PIB statement said the PM will inaugurate the new passenger terminal building at the airport in Leh, built at a cost of Rs 640 crore. Spread over 23,800 square metres, the modern terminal is designed to handle 35 lakh passengers annually.The PM will dedicate to the nation the 298-km-long Nimmu-Padum-Darcha Road, constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Connecting Nimmu in Leh with Darcha in Himachal Pradesh through the remote Zanskar Valley, the road provides an alternative connectivity corridor to Ladakh, supplementing the Srinagar-Leh and Manali-Leh highways.