SRINAGAR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that this holy monthof Ramazan is to remember Prophet Mohammad’s teaching and message.

“The lessons of equality and brotherhood from his life can take country andthe world forward in true sense,” he said.

The Prime Minister said it was a happy coincidence that the ceremony forhanding over the hydropower project in occupied Kashmir is taking place inthe month of Ramzan.

“The project will not only provide free but also sufficient power to thestate. A large portion of power requirements of the state are supplied fromother parts of the country. This 330 MW project will solve the shortage ofpower issue to a considerable extent,” he said.

He further said that Every stone and weapon raised by youths destabilisesJammu and Kashmir and the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today saidasking the people of the state to make efforts to come out of thisinstability.

The Prime Minister, who is on his first visit to the state after announcingthe suspension of anti-militancy operations during holy month of Ramzan,said there are foreign powers at play in the state which do not wantdevelopment of Jammu and Kashmir.

“Every stone, every weapon, raised by misguided youths destabilises theirown Jammu and Kashmir. The state will have to come out of this atmosphereof instability,” he said.

Modi said the youths need to join the mainstream development of India andof Kashmir for their future and that of coming generation.

He said the central and the state government have policy, intent andcapability to take decisions to solve development issues of the state.

“I would urge everyone to channelise their energies in the development ofthe state. The solution to every problem is only development, development,development,” he said.

The prime minister dedicated to the nation the 330-MW Kishenganga PowerProject constructed in the Gurez area of Kashmir.

Modi also laid the foundation stone for the Srinagar Ring Road at theSher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) Srinagar.

The 42.1-Km, four-lane Srinagar Ring Road will link Galandar in WestSrinagar to Sumbal in Badnipora district.

The Ring Road in Srinagar is aimed at reducing traffic congestion in thesecities and making road travel safer, faster, more convenient and moreenvironment-friendly.

“Not a single year has passed since I took over as the prime minister whenI did not visit the state,” he said.

The Prime Minister said the government is trying to provide power to everyhouse in the state under the Saubhagya scheme.

He said an important part of Jammu and Kashmir’s development is tourism butit cannot run on old methods.