PM Modi to Launch Five Projects Worth About ₹3,350 Crore in Ladakh on 15 October 2026

Key facts

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate five development projects worth around ₹3,350 crore in Ladakh on 15 October 2026 at around 12:30 PM via video conferencing.
• The new Passenger Terminal Building at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh, built at a cost of ₹640 crore, spans 23,800 square metres and is designed to handle 35 lakh passengers annually, using geothermal energy for efficiency.
• The 298-km Nimmu-Padum-Darcha Road, built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), connects Nimmu in Leh with Darcha in Himachal Pradesh through Zanskar Valley, crossing the Shinkun La Pass and providing an alternative corridor to the Srinagar-Leh and Manali-Leh highways.
• The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 9 MW Hanu Small Hydroelectric Project and the 66 kV Double-Circuit Dah-Hanu-Khaltsi Transmission Line to strengthen Ladakh's power infrastructure.
• India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park will be inaugurated at Sindhu Ghat, Leh, to protect Ladakh's prehistoric rock art sites.
• Forty water bodies developed across 40 villages under Project Him Sarovar, aligned with Mission Amrit Sarovar, will be inaugurated to improve water conservation and security in Ladakh.