Globetrotting Modi to now visit the heart of India’s red corridor, Chhattisgarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited many countries and states since he assumed office, but he hasn’t visited India’s red corridor yet, but soon he would. As per an Economic Times report, Modi would be travelling to Dantewada in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on May 9. This will be his first visit to the Naxalite-affected state as the Prime Minister.

He will launch two mega projects in Chhattisgarh. Modi will inaugurate work along with Chief Minister Raman Singh on the 140 km Raoghat-Jagdalpur railway line to improve connectivity and sign a memorandum of understanding for an ultra mega steel plant in Dilimili village. It will be set up jointly by Steel Authority of India Ltd and National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC).

Modi did not visit Dantewada for many years. He last visited the region during his election campaign as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate. His visit was preceded by a major attack by the Maoists. Modi’s visit comes a month before the arrival of monsoon season when the Maoists prepare themselves to make their presence felt in dense forests.

He will also address a rally in Dantewada and visit Javanda, where the state government has established an educational centre with residential schools and colleges for 5,000 students. These institutions are for those whose studies have been hampered by Maoist attacks.

Modi will visit a livelihood college that helps students get jobs. He will also address a rally in Naya Raipur, before leaving for Kolkata. Modi will inaugurate a low-cost housing project and a new wing of a private hospital in the new city adjacent to the state capital Raipur.

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