Gandhinagar, September 17: Post spending wages hours at Gujarat's Sardar Sarovar Dam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his mother Heeraben, who lives near Gandhinagar and sought her blessings to mark his 69th birthday.
Heeraben lives in Raisin village with her younger son Pankaj Modi. In visuals, PM Modi was also seen having birthday lunch with her after which PM Modi met his neighbors before he left.
Ahead of his 69th birthday, PM Modi landed in Gujarat last night. He flew from Gandhinagar to Kevadia in Narmada district this morning to review programmes and projects including the Statue of Unity and the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada.
"The Sardar Sarovar project is catering to the needs of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and has benefited people in these four states", PM Modi said.
His visit comes as water levels in the Narmada dam, which he inaugurated in 2017 reached the highest mark of 138.68 metres. Along with CMr Vijay Rupani, he opened the 'Namami Narmade Mahotsav' and offered prayers at the dam site to welcome the water of river Narmada.