Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Earlier known as the 'Last village of India', the Mana village located on the fringes of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district has now been rechristened as the 'First Indian Village Mana'. The announcement regarding the village located near the Indo-China border was made on Monday by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister recalled that on October 21, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech described Mana village as "the first village of the country". "Now 'Mana' will not be known as the last but the first village of the country. Last year on October 21, 2022, the country's famous Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji in his speech from Mana village addressed the frontier village Mana as 'the first village of the country'. Our government is always dedicated to the all-round development of the border areas," tweeted Dhami.
He also shared a photo of a new signboard put up by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) describing Mana as ' First Indian Village Mana'. Dhami said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the border areas of the country have become more vibrant.
In a bid to usher in development in border villages, the Centre has started the Vibrant Village Program aimed at developing border villages, improving the quality of life of villagers, harnessing the tourism potential by promoting local culture, traditional knowledge and heritage and through community-based organizations, cooperatives and NGOs, the Chief Minister said.
He also said the Vibrant Village Action Plans have been prepared by the district administration in collaboration with the gram panchayats. The Chief Minister said that this scheme will be helpful in preventing migration from the border areas. The residents of our border areas will also be able to participate in the security of the country, he added.
