PM Modi Visits Kaziranga National Park in Assam, Check the Itinerary
Producer: Mehak Pal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the elephant and jeep safari inside Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
Modi, on his maiden visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, first took the elephant safari in the Mihimukh area of the Central Kohora Range of the park followed by the jeep safari inside the same range.
He was accompanied by park director Sonali Ghosh and other senior forest officials.
The prime minister arrived at Kaziranga on Friday evening on a two-day visit to the state.
He is also scheduled to inaugurate the 125-ft high 'Statue of Valour' of legendary Ahom general Lachit Barphukan in Jorhat in the afternoon.
After Assam, he will leave for Arunachal Pradesh and will participate in a ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit North East’ programme in Itanagar. He will inaugurate the Sela Tunnel to the nation and launch about Rs 10,000-crore-worth UNNATI scheme.
He will also inaugurate, dedicate, and lay the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth about Rs 55,600 crore in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh.
The Prime Minister will unveil the magnificent statue of renowned Ahom general Lachit Borphukan.
After that, the Prime Minister will travel to Siliguri in West Bengal and participate in a public programme.