PM Modi arrives in Uttarakhand on day-long visit, offers prayers at Parvati Kund in Pithoragarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh on Thursday on a day-long visit during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 4,200 crore and address a public meeting, PMO said in a statement. As soon as he landed in Uttarakhand, PM Modi visited Adi Kailash peak at Jolingkong and also offered prayers at Parvati Kund in Pithoragarh.

#WATCH | Uttarakhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Parvati Kund in Pithoragarh. pic.twitter.com/HRIZmblZ92

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He is later expected to visit the border village of Gunji where he will interact with local people, along with the Army, ITBP and BRO. In a post on X, Modi had said, “Our government is committed to the welfare of each and every individual of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand and the state’s rapid development. To impart more speed to it, I will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several projects in Pithoragarh.” “I will also get the good opportunity of interacting with the people of Gunji village. I also look eagerly forward to a darshan of the spiritually significant Parvati Kund and and a puja at Jageshwar Dham during the tour,” he said. Cultural troupes from Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region will welcome Modi at several points of a renovated six-km road which has been decorated with murals and paintings as he travels from the Naini Saini airport to a public meeting venue. He will then offer prayers to Lord Shiva at the Jageshwar Dham and address the public meeting in Pithoragarh. With inputs from agencies