Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guwahati on Friday afternoon for a two-day visit to Assam.
He was originally scheduled to visit Kokrajhar in the afternoon and arrive in Guwahati in the evening. However, his visit to Kokrajhar was cancelled due to heavy rain, officials said.
Modi will now virtually inaugurate the Kokrajhar projects, worth over Rs 4,570 crore, from Guwahati, they said.
The PM was received at the Guwahati airport by Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his cabinet colleagues, and senior officials of the state government.
"Honored to welcome Adarniya @narendramodi ji to Assam. The Prime Minister's visit will usher in development projects worth Rs 47,703 cr across the State," Sarma said in a social media post.
This is the PM's fourth visit to the state in as many months.
At the programme in Guwahati in the evening, he will launch development projects worth Rs 19,680 crore.
He will stay overnight in the city and visit Silchar on Saturday to inaugurate projects worth about Rs 23,550 crore.