Modi to host Macron in Varanasi; take boat ride on Ganga
PTI|
Mar 11, 2018, 09.27 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow host French President Emmanuel Macron in Varanasi, where the two leaders will participate in several programmes, including a boat ride on river Ganga.
The two leaders will first leave for Mirzapur, where they will inaugurate a solar power plant, before returning to Varanasi, official sources said.
In Varanasi, the two leaders will visit the Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul and interact with artisans. They will also witness 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. The boat ride will end at the historic Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Modi will also host a lunch in the honour of the French President.
In the afternoon, the Prime Minister will flag off a train from Varanasi's Maduadih Railway Station to Patna.
The two leaders will first leave for Mirzapur, where they will inaugurate a solar power plant, before returning to Varanasi, official sources said.
In Varanasi, the two leaders will visit the Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul and interact with artisans. They will also witness 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. The boat ride will end at the historic Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Modi will also host a lunch in the honour of the French President.
In the afternoon, the Prime Minister will flag off a train from Varanasi's Maduadih Railway Station to Patna.
