PM Modi arrives in Assam on two-day visit

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By  TNM News Desk   Mar 08, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Tezpur on March 8 on a two-day visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Modi was received by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Tezpur airport.

On March 9, at around 5:45 am, Modi will visit Kaziranga National Park. From there, at 10:30 am he will travel to Itanagar where he will participate in ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit North East’ programme. There, PM Modi will dedicate Sela Tunnel to the nation and launch about Rs 10,000-crore worth UNNATI scheme, according to a PIB information.

During the programme, he will also inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 55,600 crore in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.

Thereafter, the prime minister will reach Jorhat at around 12:15 pm and unveil the statue of renowned Ahom general Lachit Borphukan. He will also participate in a public programme in Jorhat, and inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 17,500 crore in Assam.

After that, the prime minister will travel to Siliguri in West Bengal and participate in a public programme. He will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 4500 crore in West Bengal. At around 7 pm, the prime minister will reach his home constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.