Aiming to foster peace and development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil 31 projects worth Rs 8,500 crore in Manipur, a state hit by ethnic violence since May 2023, on Saturday.

Manipur Chief Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel said on Friday the Prime Minister would lay foundation stones for various development projects worth Rs 7,300 crore from Peace Ground in Churachandpur, and would also inaugurate infrastructure projects totalling Rs 1,200 crore from historic Kangla Fort in Imphal.

The Prime Minister will also interact with the violence-hit Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) both in Imphal and in Churachandpur, he told the media.

Non-tribal Meiteis are the majority in the Imphal valley region, comprising five-six districts, while Kuki-Zo tribals are the majority in Churachandpur,

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