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A time earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins President Droupadi Murmu to observe her day astatine her in-laws’ village, Pahadpur successful Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, the distant colony has been decked successful accepted hues and transformed into a virtual fortress.
In Pahadpur, a Santhal tribal village, each location tells a story. Its walls person travel live with colour and intricate patterns carrying floral motifs and scenes drawn from nature. It reflects a deep-rooted creator contented that the Santhal assemblage has preserved crossed generations.
In the distant village, a schoolhouse established by Ms. Murmu successful representation of her hubby and 2 sons, who are nary longer alive, has been decorated. Students brimming with excitement are preparing to invited Ms. Murmu and Mr. Modi.
It is simply a uncommon and singular moment—when the President, India’s First Citizen and holder of the nation’s highest law office, and the Prime Minister, caput of the enforcement and the country’s astir almighty governmental leader, volition locomotion broadside by broadside done a tribal colony surrounded by forests.
Development and infrastructure projects worthy implicit ₹40,000 crore are apt to beryllium announced PM connected Saturday (June 20, 2026).
Due to unsmooth weather, President Ms. Murmu could not onshore successful her location municipality of Rairangpur. She travelled from West Bengal to bordering municipality of Rairangpur successful Odisha by roadworthy connected Friday. She was welcomed by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Majhi. At Rairangpur, she inaugurated caller infirmary gathering and outer centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar.
PM is scheduled to laic instauration chromatic of ₹25,016 crore-coal gasification task astatine Lakhanpur successful Jharsuguda district, a measurement towards information vigor security. According to property connection released by Centre, India is the world’s second-largest shaper and user of coal, with Coal India Limited being the largest coal-producing institution globally.
The Lakhanpur task is said to beryllium India’s archetypal commercial-scale coal-to-ammonium nitrate installation being developed by Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL), a associated task of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Coal India Limited (CIL). It volition nutrient 2,000 tonnes per time of ammonium nitrate utilizing indigenously developed ember gasification exertion by BHEL.
President Ms. Murmu volition dedicate 2 important multi-tracking railway projects worthy implicit ₹732 crore to the Nation astatine Rairangpur successful the august beingness of Mr. Modi. It includes Jakhapura – Jajpur Keonjhar Road – Baitarani Road Multi-tracking Project which was completed astatine a outgo of ₹323 crore implicit a magnitude of 19 KM has been developed arsenic portion of the larger Bhadrak – Nergundi Multi-tracking Project.
Besides, instauration chromatic volition beryllium laid for a ample fig of acquisition institute successful Rairangpur, which is acceptable to marque hub of acquisition successful tribal dominated portion bordering Jharkhand and West Bengal. A 3 furniture of information has been provided successful Rairangpur and Pahadpur, said Sanjay Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (law and order).
