PM Modi inaugurates Rs 3,350 crore projects in Ladakh, including new Leh airport terminal

What happened: PM Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated five development projects in Ladakh, including a new passenger terminal at Leh's Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport and the 298-km Nimmu-Padum-Darcha Road. Key numbers: Projects worth around Rs 3,350 crore. Leh terminal cost Rs 640 crore, spans 23,800 sq metres, capacity 35 lakh passengers annually. Why it matters: The road offers an alternative route to Ladakh and is cited as improving movement of armed forces personnel and supplies. The terminal is expected to strengthen air connectivity, and the hydro project to improve power reliability.

PM Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated five development projects in Ladakh, including a new passenger terminal at Leh's Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport and the 298-km Nimmu-Padum-Darcha Road.

The road offers an alternative route to Ladakh and is cited as improving movement of armed forces personnel and supplies. The terminal is expected to strengthen air connectivity, and the hydro project to improve power reliability.