DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to launch Rs 574-crore development push in Tripura

Agartala: Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jyotiraditya Scindia, will undertake a three-day visit to Tripura from January 23, during which he will review and inaugurate projects funded by his ministry, Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said on Thursday.

Briefing reporters, Chowdhury said the Union minister would lay foundation stones for several infrastructure and tourism-related projects supported by the DoNER Ministry. He added that Scindia would also call on Chief Minister Manik Saha and jointly visit multiple project sites during the tour.

As per the official itinerary, Scindia will address a programme at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan in Agartala. He is also scheduled to offer prayers at the Tripura Sundari Temple in Udaipur, Gomati district.

Chowdhury noted that a multi-storied car parking facility at the temple has been sanctioned by the DoNER Ministry, and the Union minister will inspect the proposed project site.

Scindia will visit Kadamtala in North Tripura district on January 24, where he will lay the foundation stone for a cluster management project, the transport minister said.

He will then proceed to the Unakoti rock carvings, a major heritage site in Unakoti district, before travelling to Narikelkunja, where he is scheduled to stay overnight.

Chowdhury said he would receive and accompany the Union minister during the Narikelkunja visit.

Scindia will lay foundation stones for projects under the Matabari tourism circuit development plan at Narikelkunja on January 25. The Chief Minister will join the programme virtually from Agartala, he added.

Following these engagements, Scindia will depart from Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport for Guwahati, Chowdhury concluded.