Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive here on Thursday to take part in international Yoga Day celebrations -- his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after taking charge at the Centre for the third term. The prime minister will participate in 'Empowering Youth, Transforming J&K' event at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar during the day.
He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in J&K worth over Rs 1,500 crore. He will also launch Competitiveness Improvement in Agriculture and Allied Sectors Project (JKCIP) worth Rs 1,800 crore.
"On 21st June, at around 6.30 AM, the prime minister will participate in the 10th International Day of Yoga event at SKICC in Srinagar. The Prime Minister will address the gathering on the occasion and take part in the CYP Yoga session thereafter," an official handout from the Press Information Bureau said.
Stringent multi-layer security arrangements have been put in place for the Prime Minister's two-day visit to Kashmir. More than 7,000 participants will join him in performing Yoga on Friday on the banks of picturesque Dal Lake, officials said.
The participants have been trained over the past three days in the Yoga 'Asanas' to be performed by the prime minister, the officials said. Security forces personnel have been deployed in strength across Srinagar City to ensure the prime minister's visit passes off peacefully, they said.