Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17500 crore in Uttarakhand.
- He laid the foundation stone of the Lakhwar Multipurpose Project which was first conceived in 1976 and was pending for many years.
- Lakhwar Project is a part of Lakhwar Vyasi multipurpose scheme located on the river Yamuna in district Dehradun of Uttarakhand.
- Lakhwar project of national importance, will enable irrigation of about 34,000 hectare additional land, produce 300 MW hydro power and supply drinking water to the six states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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