Narendra Modi on two-day visit to Gujarat, to inaugurate series of projects

This is Modi's second visit to his home state, visited Gandhinagar on International Women's Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who arrived in Surat on a two-day visit will inaugurate a series of projects in the states.

He will inaugurate Kiran Multi-Super Specialty Hospital and Research Centre, built by a private trust in Surat and a diamond manufacturing unit of a Private company at Hira Bourse Special Economic Zone at Ichhapore in the district.

The Prime Minister will also go to Bajipura village in Tapi district to inaugurate a cattle feed plant and ice-cream plant of Sumul Dairy and lay the foundation stone for dairy products plant at Nava Pardi.

He will also address a large gathering there. Prime Minister Modi will then visit Silvassa town in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where he will address a gathering apart from inaugurating a few projects.

The Prime Minister in Saurashtra will inaugurate phase-1 of the ambitious Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation project for Botad and surrounding districts and also lay foundation stone for the phase-2.

Under the project divided in four phases, the Gujarat Government plans to fill 115 dams of Saurashtra region with overflowing water of Sardar Sarovar Dam across river Narmada through a web of pipeline network.

This is Prime Minister Modi's second visit to his home state this year. He had visited Gandhinagar on March 8 to address women sarpanchs from across the country on International Women's Day.