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Electricity reached all Indian villages: PM Modi
April 28 would be remembered as a historic day.
- PUBLISHED: Sun 29 Apr 2018, 12:11 PM UPDATED: Sun 29 Apr 2018, 2:23 PM
April 28 would be remembered as a historic day as every single village of India had access to electricity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.
In a series of tweets, Modi made the announcement, naming Leisang, a village in central Manipur's Senapati district, as the last one to receive electricity on Saturday.
28th April 2018 will be remembered as a historic day in the development journey of India. Yesterday, we fulfilled a commitment due to which the lives of several Indians will be transformed forever! I am delighted that every single village of India now has access to electricity. - Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2018
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Leisang village in Manipur, like the thousands of other villages across India has been powered and empowered!
This news will make every Indian proud and delighted. https://t.co/UCPEEITbIM #PowerfulIndia - Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2018
"We fulfilled a commitment due to which the lives of several Indians will be transformed forever! I am delighted that every single village of India now has access to electricity," Modi tweeted.
I salute the efforts of all those who worked tirelessly on the ground, including the team of officials, the technical staff and all others, to make this dream of a #PowerfulIndia a reality. Their efforts today will help generations of Indians in the coming years. pic.twitter.com/t8WjZgpNuT - Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2018