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PM Modi launches various developmental projects in Nagpur

| | Apr 14, 2017, at 07:28 pm
Nagpur, Apr 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, paid tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar at the Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur, according to media reports.

Besides taking part in the Ambedkar Jayanti, the prime minister attended several other functions in the Orange City.

He inaugurated the Koradi Thermal Power Station in Nagpur. He was given a presentation at the Power Station and taken around the installation.

At the Indoor Sport Complex in Markapur, the prime minister launched various projects and schemes for the development, including inaugurating the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur, according to media reports.

The prime minister is also scheduled to address a public rally. 

The PM  tweeted on Thursday, "Will join culmination of the DigiDhan Mela, where I will present awards to Mega Draw winners of Lucky Grahak Yojana and DigiDhan Vyapar Yojna.  We are unwavering in our efforts towards creating a strong, prosperous and inclusive India of Dr. Ambedkar’s dreams."

Prime Minister Modi arrived in Nagpur early on Friday and was received at the airport by the Governor of Maharashtra, C. Vidyasagar Rao, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis and the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale.


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