PM Modi to address on Thursday his first rally in Srinagar since invalidation of Art 370

In his first visit to Kashmir after invalidation of Composition 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil multiple development systems worth further than Rs 6,400 crore and address a public meeting in Srinagar on Thursday. Strict security arrangements have been put in place to insure an incident-free visit as Bakshi Stadium, the venue of the high minister's rally, “ has been draped in tricolour, officers said.

Modi will attend the' Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu Kashmir' programme at the colosseum in Srinagar and inaugurate enterprise worth nearly Rs 5,000 crore for boosting the agri- frugality in the Union Territory, according to an sanctioned statement. With the Lok Sabha choices around the corner and opposition parties seeking an advertisement on assembly pates in Jammu and Kashmir, the high minister's listed visit has acquired a keen political dimension in terms of what he might have to say on the issue.

The BJP- led Centre disannulled the vittles of Composition 370 on August 5, 2019 and bifurcated the quondam state into the Union homes of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

In Srinagar, several seminaries falling along the route to be taken by the high minister have been closed for Wednesday and Thursday while board examinations listed to be held on Thursday have been laid over till coming month.

The statement said Modi will launch civil systems related to the tourism sector worth more than Rs 1,400 crore under the' Swadesh Darshan' and' PRASHAD'( Passage revivification And Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive) schemes, including a design for the integrated development of the Hazratbal sanctum in Srinagar.

He'll launch the' Dekho Apna Desh People's Choice Tourist Destination Poll' and the' Chalo India Global Diaspora' crusade as well, besides publicizing sightseer destinations named under the Challenge- Grounded Destination Development( CBDD) scheme.

Modi will distribute appointment letters to nearly 1,000 recently signed government workers in Jammu and Kashmir and also interact with the heirs of colorful central schemes, including women achievers, growers and entrepreneurs, the statement said.

In a step that will give a major boost to the agri- frugality of the region under the' Holistic Agriculture Development Programme'( HADP) to be launched by the high minister, the statement said it'll cover the full diapason of conditioning in three major disciplines of horticulture, husbandry and beast husbandry.

The programme is anticipated to equip about2.5 lakh growers with skill- development training and about 2,000 growers' service centres will be established and robust value chains put in place for the weal of the husbandry community.

The tourism systems to be launched by Modi are in line with his vision to ameliorate the overall experience of excursionists and pilgrims visiting prominent passage and tourism spots across the country by erecting world- class structure and amenities at these spots, the statement said. Besides the Hazratbal sanctum design, the enterprise include tourism installations in the Northeast Circuit in Meghalaya, Spiritual Circuit in Bihar and Rajasthan, Rural and Tirthankar Circuit in Bihar and some other systems in countries similar as Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.

The high minister will also launch 43 systems that will develop a wide range of passage and sightseer spots across the country.

He'll also launch the first- ever intestine action to identify the palpitation of the nation on tourism in the form of' Dekho Apna Desh People's Choice 2024', the statement said.

The' Chalo India Global Diaspora' crusade aims at inspiring the Indian diaspora to come inconceivable India ministers and promote tourism in India.

" The crusade is being launched grounded on the clarion call of the Prime Minister, wherein he requested Indian diaspora members to encourage at least fivenon-Indian musketeers to travel to India. With further than three crore overseas Indians, the Indian diaspora can serve as a important catalyst for Indian tourism, acting as artistic ministers," the statement said. Meanwhile, the officers said tight security arrangements have been made for the visit of the high minister.

Security labor force have been stationed in large figures each along the routes to be taken by Prime Minister Modi during his stay in Srinagar while fences have been established at numerous places to help movement of the people during his visit, they said.

Drones and CCTV cameras are being used for surveillance while bottom patrolling by the security forces has been boosted in a two- kilometre compass around the venue.

Marine battalions have been stationed in Jhelum swash and Dal Lake to help the use of these water bodies for any subversive activiti es, the officers said.