PM Narendra Modi to begin his two-day Gujarat visit today

May 22, 2017 08:16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Gujarat today where he would inaugurate some developmental projects and attend the annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.

This is PM Modis third visit to his native state in 2017.

Notably, assembly polls are expected to be held later this year.

The prime minister will also address two public meetings in Kutch district.

Modi's visit will start with inauguration and laying of foundation stone by him for various projects of the Kandla Port in Kutch district, followed by his address to a public gathering at nearby town Gandhidham.

Later in the evening, he will be in Bhachau to inaugurate a pumping station built on Narmada branch canal for the Kutch region. The PM will address a public gathering at Bhachau also.

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