Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Ahmedabad on Friday morning on a two-day Gujarat trip during which he is scheduled to launch a host of projects, including a seaplane service between Kevadiya and Ahmedabad, and visit the Statue of Unity, said an official.
According to reports he was welcomed by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Governor Acharya Devvrat on his arrival at Ahmedabad airport.
This is the PM's first visit to his home state after the coronavirus outbreak.
From the airport, Modi would leave for Gandhinagar to meet the grieving family of former Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP stalwart Keshubhai Patel, who died on Thursday.
He is also expected to meet the family members of Gujarati cinema superstar Naresh Kanodia and his music composer-brother Mahesh Kanodia, both of whom died recently.
Naresh and Mahesh Kanodia were associated with the BJP and elected as MLA and MP, respectively, in the past.
It is also expected that the PM would meet his nonagenarian mother Hiraba, who lives on the outskirts of Gandhinagar city with Modis younger brother Pankaj Modi.
The PM would then reach Kevadiya in Narmada district to inaugurate various tourism projects near the Statue of Unity, a monument dedicated to Sardar Patel.
On Saturday, he would inaugurate a seaplane service connecting Kevadiya with Ahmedabad.
