Bengaluru, June 18 : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bengaluru and Mysuru to attend various events from June 20 to 21.

“On June 20 and 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Bengaluru and Mysuru. We have got his programme schedule. All arrangements have been done for the smooth conduct of the programmes and all our leaders, legislators, ministers, officials and also police are working in coordination with the SPG,” he told reporters here.

PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project, inaugurate Dr BR Ambedkar School of Economics (BASE), participate in Yoga Day event and visit Chamundi hills and Suttur Mutt, among other events.

Bommai said PM Modi will land at Yelahanka Airforce Station at 11.55 am on June 20 and board a chopper to Air Force Command and proceed to the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), where he is scheduled to attend two events.

At IISc, Modi will inaugurate the Brain Cell Development Centre, for which IT major Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and family have donated Rs 450 crore.

Also, Modi will lay the foundation for a 850-bed research hospital which is being setup by IT company Mindtree, Bommai said.

After IISc, Modi will visit Kommaghatta to lay the foundation stone for Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project and lay foundation stone for railway, road projects, and multi-modal logistic parks, he said.

Bommai said a firm decision has been taken to start the work on the 15,000 crore suburban railway project if BJP comes to power. The project will connect Bengaluru city to its outskirts, he stated.

Six railway projects will be launched along with National Highway projects, and foundation will be laid for Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) from Dobuspet to Hoskote, CM said.

The PM will visit Dr BR Ambedkar School of Economics (BASE) to unveil the statue of Ambedkar and inaugurate BASE, Bommai said.

Modi will then travel to Mysuru by road to participate in several events. He will also visit Chamundi hills to offer prayers to goddess Chamundeshwari, the reigning deity of Mysuru and its royals, and pay a visit to Suttur Mutt, a prominent Lingayat seminary in the state.

On June 21, Modi will be participating in the Yoga Day event on the Palace premises in Mysuru, he added.(UNI)