With a message of peace and development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 13 visited trouble-hit Manipur. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Prime Minister termed the land of Manipur as a land of courage and determination. Over the past eleven years, many long-standing conflicts and disputes in the North East have been resolved”, highlighted the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister had a close look at every aspect of the bio-ethanol plant and interacted with the officials, employees, and bamboo farmers involved with it. By converting bamboo into ethanol, the Prime Minister has changed the lives of 50,000 bamboo farmers in Assam.