PM Modi lauds development of border areas in Tawang district

ITANAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the development in the border areas of Mago village under Mukto assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district, bordering China. Modi said in a tweet that the development will empower those living in border villages.

Responding to a tweet by state Chief Minister Pema Khandu, the Prime Minister in his official Twitter handle said, "A welcome development in the border areas, which will empower those living in border villages." Khandu, in his Twitter handle, said, "The Golden Jubilee Border Illumination Programme is in sync with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that border villages are not the last but the first to be transformed. Mago village in my Mukto constituency is witnessing a new dawn."

As many as 50 stand-alone mini- and micro-hydel projects will be developed near the international border with an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore, ensuring 24x7 power supply to villagers and border guarding forces, Khandu said in another tweet.