Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Assam on Saturday for a two-day visit, marking his second trip to the state in less than a month, an official said.
Soon after his arrival in Guwahati on the evening of January 17, the Prime Minister will witness a grand performance of the traditional Bodo folk dance ‘Bagurumba’ by around 10,000 artists at the Arjun Bhogeswar Barua Sports Stadium.
On January 18, Modi will travel to Kaliabor to lay the foundation stone for the proposed Kaziranga elevated corridor project, estimated to cost Rs 6,957 crore. The corridor is aimed at ensuring safer movement for wildlife while improving connectivity in the region.
During the visit, the Prime Minister is also expected to virtually flag off two Amrit Bharat Express trains — the Dibrugarh-Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Express and the Kamakhya-Rohtak Express. He will later address a public meeting at Kaliabor, the official added.
Modi’s upcoming tour follows his previous two-day visit to Assam from December 20, during which he inaugurated the new terminal of Guwahati International Airport and unveiled a statue of Assam’s first Chief Minister, Gopinath Bordoloi, after whom the airport is named.
He had also laid the foundation stone for a Rs 10,601-crore brownfield ammonia-urea plant in Dibrugarh and addressed public meetings in Guwahati and Namrup, setting the tone for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections.
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The Prime Minister’s frequent visits underline the Centre’s continued focus on Assam’s infrastructure development and cultural promotion.
