PM Narendra Modi launches development projects worth over Rs 3,425 crore in UP's Jhansi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated or laid the foundations of multiple development projects worth over Rs 3,425 crore to expedite growth of the economically backward Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. At an event in Jhansi in the poll-bound state, he laid the foundation of a 600-megawatt Ultra Mega Solar Power Park.

The park is being constructed at a cost of over Rs 3,013 crore and will help provide cheaper electricity and grid stability.

He also laid the foundation of a Rs 400-crore project at the Jhansi node of Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor.

The project is being executed by Bharat Dynamics for setting up a plant to produce propulsion systems for anti-tank guided missiles.

The prime minister also inaugurated Atal Ekta Park in Jhansi.

Named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the park has been built at a cost of over Rs 12 crore, and is spread over an area of about 40,000 square metre.

The park will house a library as well as a statue of Vajpayee.

The statue has been built by renowned sculptor Ram Sutar, the man behind the Statue of Unity, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

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