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PM Narendra Modi to receive French President Emmanuel Macron in Varanasi tomorrow

| @indiablooms | Mar 12, 2018, at 12:35 am

New Delhi/Varanasi, Mar 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive French President Emmanuel Macron in Uttar Pradesh's city Varanasi on Monday, officials said on Sunday.

The two leaders will leave for Mirzapur, where they shall inaugurate a solar power plant, before returning to Varanasi.

In Varanasi, the two leaders will visit the Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul.

They shall interact with artisans and view a live demonstration of their crafts.

Prime Minister Modi and President Macron will then arrive at the famous Assi Ghat in Varanasi, where they will board a boat for a ride along the Ghats of the Ganga, culminating at the historic Dashashwamedh Ghat, read an official statement.

Prime Minister Modi will host a lunch in honour of the French President.

In the afternoon, the Prime Minister will flag off a train between Maduadih Railway Station in Varanasi, and Patna.

He will launch various development projects and address a public meeting at the DLW Grounds in Varanasi. 

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