Prime Minister to dedicate five Ladakh projects worth about ₹3,350 crore, including India's first petroglyph conservation park

14 October 2026

The Prime Minister will inaugurate and dedicate five development projects in Ladakh worth about ₹3,350 crore on 15 October 2026 at about 12:30 PM through video conferencing. The new passenger terminal building at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh costs ₹640 crore, covers 23,800 square metres, is designed for 3.5 million passengers a year and uses geothermal energy. The 298 km Nimmu-Padum-Darcha road, built by the Border Roads Organisation, links Nimmu in Leh to Darcha in Himachal Pradesh through the Zanskar valley and crosses the Shinku La pass, giving an alternative route to Ladakh. The 9 MW Hanu small hydroelectric project comes with the Dah-Hanu-Khaltsi double-circuit transmission line. A petroglyph conservation park at Sindhu Ghat in Leh, India's first, will protect Ladakh's prehistoric rock carvings. The Hima Sarovar project creates 40 water bodies in 40 villages, aligned with Mission Amrit Sarovar, to conserve water for irrigation.