8 programs in 7 cities: PM to travel about 5,300 km in 36 hours

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a packed schedule on April 24 as he has to attend eight programmes in seven cities in one and a half day.

The PM will be travelling over 5,000 kms in 26 hours starting from April 24, according to a report in ANI. Starting from Delhi, he will travel to Madhya Pradesh first, will head to Kerala and then to Daman before reaching Surat.

"PM will start the journey in the morning of April 24. He will travel from Delhi to Khajuraho, covering a distance of around 500 kilometres. From Khajuraho, he will travel to Rewa where he will participate in the National Panchayati Raj Day programme. After this, he will come back to Khajuraho, covering a distance of around 280 km in the to-and-fro journey. From Khajuraho, he will travel to Kochi, covering an aerial distance of about 1700 kilometres, to participate in the Yuvam Conclave," the news agency quoted sources as saying.

The next stop for the PM is Thiruvananthapuram.

"Next morning, the PM will travel from Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram, covering a distance of about 190 Km. Here, he will flag off Vande Bharat Express and also dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various projects. From here, he will travel to Silvassa via Surat, covering about 1570 kilometres. There, he will visit NAMO medical college and will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various projects," the sources added.

Then, the Prime Minister will reach Daman for the inauguration of Devka seafront after which he will land in Surat, covering 110 kms.

"From Surat, he will travel back to Delhi, adding another 940 km to his travel schedule," they said.

All in all, the PM will be travelling about 5300 kms in a span of 36 hours. "To put this figure in perspective, one can look at the length of India from North to South, which is about 3200 kilometres. Adding to the distance is the time factor - all this travel is jam-packed in only 36 hours," the officials said.

With inputs from ANI