Guwahati: Mizoram’s development projects worth Rs 2,414 crore will be officially inaugurated and the foundation stones will be laid there by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 1.

Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone for the Laldenga Culture Center in Aizawl and formally open the Assam Rifles battalion headquarters in Zokhawsang which cost Rs 163 crore.

Earlier, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga met with Amit Shah in Delhi and thanked him for his commitment to launching the Assam Rifles Battallion Complex and laying the cornerstone for the Laldenga Culture Center.

Zoramthanga said, “I had a fruitful meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He informed me that he will visit Mizoram to inaugurate the Assam Rifles battalion headquarters complex at Zokhawsang and lay the foundation stone for Laldenga Cultural Centre on April 1.”

The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), whose construction would cost Rs 119.2 crore will also be officially opened by the Union Home Minister under the Auspices of Smart City Limited (ASCL).

Besides this, Shah will also lay the foundation stone of Zorinpui-Longmasu NH-502A worth estimated Rs 781.85 crore; construction of Aizawl Bypass (Package-1), NH-6 worth Rs 329.70 crore; construction of Aizawl Bypass (Package-3), NH-6 worth Rs 720.72 crore; and construction of Laldenga Centre worth Rs 193 crore.

The programme will be attended by several high officials from both the federal and state governments. In anticipation of Amit Shah’s visit the district administration has finished its preparations.