PM Modi dedicates Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam to the nation

Today, PM Modi turned 67 and we will be tracking him throughout the day as he will be appearing at a string of official events.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the day by inaugurating the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam in Kevadia colony in Narmada district. As part of the programme he performed Narmada aarti and offer prayers at the dam site. The event was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, BJP national president Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and several religious and spiritual heads from Gujarat.
Later in the day, Modi will visit Sadhu Bet to review the progress of the ‘Statue of Unity’. A 182-metre tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first union home minister, is being built on the island.
PM Modi will also attend the closing ceremony of ‘Narmada Mahotsav’ and address a gathering at Dabhoi. More than 1.5 lakh people are expected to attend the closing ceremony. He will lay the foundation stone for National Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museum during the event.
PM Modi will then visit Amreli in Saurashtra where he will attend a host of programmes and address a public gathering.