According to the Assam Chief Minister's Office, Modi is the first prime minister to visit a World Heritage site since 1957.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made his first visit to the Kaziranga National Park, declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Assam.
As the first prime minister to visit the World Heritage site since 1957, according to the Assam Chief Minister's Office, Modi embarked on his elephant safari before a jeep safari.
He made his safaris in the Mihimukh area of the Central Kohora range of the National Park, accompanied by park director Sonali Ghosh and other forest officials. India today reported.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma received Modi at the Tezpur airport for his two-day visit to the northeastern state.
During his visit, Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several development projects worth Rs 18,000 crore, undertaken by the central and Assam governments.
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From Tezpur, Modi boarded a helicopter to Golaghat district, where Kaziranga is located, and spent the night at the UNESCO World Heritage site.
The 73-year-old politician is also scheduled to address a public meeting about the projects.
