Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Sikkim from tomorrow. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister will visit Orchidarium in Gangtok, which features world-class Orchid Experience Centre to showcase the ecological and floral heritage of the state. He will also participate in the closing ceremony of Sikkim’s 50th Year of Statehood celebrations at Paljor Stadium.

On the occasion, Mr Modi will inaugurate, launch and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over four thousand crore rupees across the state. These projects span a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, connectivity, healthcare, education, power, urban development, environment, tourism and agriculture, and are aimed at accelerating holistic and inclusive development in the state.

The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for a 100-bedded Ayurveda Hospital at Yangang in Namchi district and a 30-bedded Integrated Sowa Rigpa Hospital at NIT Deorali. Mr Modi will also lay the foundation stone of two hinged double-lane steel arch bridges over River Teesta at Sirwani and Lower Samdong, connecting Namchi and Gangtok districts.