Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Andaman and Nicobar Islands on December 29-30 to lay foundation stone for a number of development projects.

Prime Minister will arrive in Port Blair on the evening of December 29. 

He will visit the Tsunami Memorial at Car Nicobar on Sunday, where Modi will lay a wreath at the memorial, and light a candle at the Wall of Lost Souls.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the ITI at Arong and lay the foundation Stone for some infrastructure projects. He will address a public meeting.

Later in the day, the Prime Minister will lay a wreath at the Martyrs Column at Port Blair after which he will pay a visit to the Cellular Jail.

Modi will hoist the high mast flag at South Point, Port Blair.

He will pay floral tributes at Statue of Netaji at Marina Park. At Netaji Stadium, the Prime Minister will release a commemorative postal stamp, coin and first day cover to mark the 75th Anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour on Indian soil by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. 

He will also release the Innovation and Start-Up Policy for Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He will inaugurate a 7 MW Solar Power Plant, and Solar Village.

Modi will also lay the Foundation Stone for a number of development projects and will address the gathering.