Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the elephant and the jeep safari at Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve this morning, an official said.
On his first visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prime Minister Modi first went on an elephant safari in the Mihimukh section of the park's Central Kohora Range, and then he went on a car safari inside the same range.
He was accompanied by park director Sonali Ghosh and other senior forest officials. He is the first Prime Minister to visit the Unesco World Heritage Site since 1957, according to the Assam Chief Minister's Office.
Modi first took the elephant safari, which was followed by a jeep safari inside the Mihimukh area, located within the National Park's Central Kohora range.
Prime Minister Modi is on a two-day visit to Assam, during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several development projects worth Rs.18,000 crore.
The projects are being undertaken by both the Assam and Central governments. From March 8 to 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh.