Dehradun, April 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Uttarakhand on Tuesday, marking his 27th visit to the state. Notably, this will be his 17th visit during the four-and-a-half-year tenure of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway and also dedicate to the nation the country's first variable speed pumped storage plant of 1,000 MW capacity in Tehri. There is widespread enthusiasm among the people of Uttarakhand regarding his arrival, and the state government is making extensive preparations to ensure the inauguration ceremony is memorable, according to a release from Uttarakhand CMO.

After becoming Prime Minister in May 2014, Narendra Modi made ...