Mawphlang (Meghalaya): In a light-hearted gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tried his hands at drums along with folk dancers at a cultural event organised in his honour at Mawphlang Village, Asia’s cleanest village located near Shillong.
On the occasion, PM Modi, who is on his maiden visit to the state, also interacted with the locals and folk dancers.
Mawphlang is famous for the forest having an amazing life form of plants, flowering trees, orchids and butterflies -an ideal destination for nature lovers.
He also visited the famous Elephant Falls. Known as Ka Kshaid Lai Pateng Khohsiew by the local Khasi people, Elephant Falls is the most popular tourist destination in Shillong.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister had flagged off new passenger trains for northeast and also laid the foundation stone for a football stadium 'Ampati' on Friday.
He had also interacted with members of self help groups and laid focus on rural livelihood in north-eastern states.
Addressing the valedictory session of the 65th plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council here, he had said the government wants to bring the north-eastern region on a par with other regions of the country.
34 highway projects worth 10 thousand crores are currently underway in the north east while in the last two years many cities have been identified which are to be connected with the rail network. Also arrangements have been made to provide the region with an extra 500 megawatt of electricity which reflects the investment push in the region.
The Prime Minister had also made it absolutely clear that without the participation of the North east the progress of the nation cannot be complete and the centre will leave no stone unturned to ensure the development of the region.
