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Key Points

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Project cost: ~3,350 crore Indian rupees.

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New airport terminal: 23,800 sq m, 35 lakh passengers per year.

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Strategic road: 298 km, connects Nimmu‑Padum‑Darcha.

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Hydroelectric plant: 9 MW, plus 66 kV transmission line.

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Petroglyph Conservation Park protects prehistoric rock carvings.

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Project Him Sarovar: 40 water storage bodies for farming.

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Summary

The projects include a new passenger terminal at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport designed to serve 35 lakh passengers annually and equipped with geothermal energy for reduced carbon emissions.

A 298‑kilometer strategic road linking Nimmu in Leh with Darcha in Himachal Pradesh will improve military mobility and civilian access to health, education and markets.

Energy infrastructure upgrades consist of the 9‑megawatt Hanu Small Hydroelectric Project and a 66‑kilovolt double‑circuit transmission line to enhance electricity reliability.

Cultural and water initiatives feature India’s first Petroglyph Conservation Park at Sindhu Ghat and the development of 40 water bodies across villages to store water for irrigation.

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New Words to Learn

8 words
strategic
important for planning and defense
transmission line
big wires that move electricity over long distances
prehistory
the time before people wrote down history
sow
to plant seeds in the ground
glacier
a huge, slow‑moving river of ice
runoff
water that flows over the land after rain or melting ice
irrigation
supplying water to crops
carbon emissions
gases released that can affect the climate
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