New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Manipur on Saturday, September 13, where he inaugurated multiple development projects worth more than Rs.7,300 crore at Churachandpur.

This marks PM Modi's first visit to the northeastern state after ethnic violence broke out in May 2023.

Earlier, it was planned that PM Modi would take a chopper to Churachandpur from the Mizoram capital, Aizawl, but he went straight to the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur by road amid heavy rain.

The inauguration ceremony centres on a wide range of infrastructure projects from Manipur Urban Roads and drainage to an asset management improvement project worth over Rs.3,600 crore.

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