• Source:JND

Prime Minister Narendra Modi won hearts after he posted pictures from his ongoing Sikkim visit where he indulged in a football game with youngsters. Prime Minister's Tuesday morning game in Gangtok came a day after he wrapped up his campaign for the second phase of West Bengal election.

PM Modi seemed well prepared for the match with a full football gear and all smiles. "Clearly, an energising football session with these youngsters!" PM Modi captioned the pictures on X.

"Nothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely Gangtok morning! he added.

PM Modi Sikkim Visit

PM Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Sikkim, visited the Orchidarium in Gangtok on Tuesday. PM Modi was accompanied by Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur and Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang during the visit.

Swarnajayanti Maitri Manjari Park in Gangtok has been developed as a state-of-the-art, world-class Orchid Experience Centre to showcase the unique ecological and floral heritage of the state.

During his first day in Sikkim on Monday, PM Modi met Padma awardees and individuals distinguished in various fields. Sharing details of the interaction on social media platform X, the Prime Minister wrote, "In Gangtok earlier this evening, I interacted with Padma awardees and people who have distinguished themselves in different fields. It was wonderful discussing a wide range of issues."

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On Tuesday, the Prime Minister is scheduled to participate in the closing ceremony of Sikkim's 50th Year of Statehood celebrations at Paljor Stadium. During the event, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 4,000 crore.

According to a press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), these projects span a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, connectivity, healthcare, education, power, urban development, environment, tourism and agriculture, and are aimed at accelerating holistic and inclusive development in Sikkim.

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In the healthcare sector, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for a 100-bedded Ayurveda Hospital at Yangang in Namchi district. He will also inaugurate a 30-bedded Integrated Sowa Rigpa Hospital at NIT Deorali, thereby strengthening access to traditional and integrative systems of medicine in the State.

PM Modi will also inaugurate the Permanent campus of Sikkim University at Yangang, the Administrative Block of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University of Excellence at Chakung, the Helen Lepcha Medical College at Socheygang in Gangtok district, and the Dentam Professional College at Dentam in Gyalshing district.

He will also inaugurate model residential schools at Hee Gyathang, a new Model Degree College at Mangshila in Mangan district, and a monastic hostel-cum-classroom at Boomtar Gumpa in Namchi district. Further, he will launch the implementation of IT-enabled educational infrastructure projects across 160 schools in Sikkim.

To improve connectivity further in Sikkim, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of two hinged double-lane steel arch bridges over the River Teesta at Sirwani and Lower Samdong, connecting Namchi and Gangtok districts. He will also inaugurate the widening and strengthening of the road from Birdhang to Namchi via Kitchudumra, which will enhance inter-district accessibility, improve travel efficiency, and facilitate smoother movement of people and goods.


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