Summary
The new airport will help more people travel and uses special earth heat to save energy.
A new road will make it easier for families to reach schools and doctors.
Key Points
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Five projects worth about 3,350 crore Indian rupees.
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New passenger terminal at the Leh airport.
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A 298‑kilometer road connecting villages.
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A small hydroelectric power plant and new electricity lines.
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A park to protect ancient rock drawings.
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Water storage ponds in 40 villages for farming.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsinaugurate
to officially open something
hydroelectric
making electricity from water
geothermal
using heat from deep inside the Earth
heritage
things from the past that are important to people
carbon footprint
the amount of pollution a thing makes
logistical
helping move things and people where they need to go
prehistoric
very, very old, from before written history
petroglyph
old pictures carved into rocks
irrigation
watering farms
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