Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated 122-feet tall Marjing Polo Statue at Marjing Polo Complex, Imphal East. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh was among several dignitaries who attended the inaugural ceremony.
During his visit, the union Home minister is set to lay the foundation stone of several projects in Manipur on Friday. The Minister has already laid the foundation stone for the Olympic Park at Sangaithel hillock in Imphal West district. The park is the first of its kind in the Northeast.
The park has statues of state Olympians. The park will also accommodate statues of state sports persons who are looking forward to participating in the Olympics in the future.
He will also inaugurate the Churachandpur Medical College and Hospital, and unveil a 120-feet-high statue of a polo player riding a pony at Heingang Marjing Hill in Imphal East district later in the day.
Shah is also scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for various other projects at Chingei Lampak area in Bishnupur district. The Union Home Minister will also hand out awards to all the poppy farmers who have adopted alternatives.
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