Watch: PM Modi receives warm welcome from locals in Badrinath

Badrinath, Oct 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received warn welcome from the people of Badrinath during his visit to launch a ropeway project in Mana village. A huge crowd, chanting 'Modi- Modi', was seen along the side of the road.

PM Modi accepting the greetings of the locals also waived back to the crowd during the ropeway launch.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of road and ropeway projects worth more than Rs 3,400 crore in Mana, Uttarakhand today.

Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister visited Kedarnath and performed darshan and pooja at Shri Kedarnath Temple. He also visited the Adi Guru Shankaracharya Samadhi Sthal and reviewed the work in progress along Mandakini Asthapath and Saraswati Asthapath.

The Prime Minister also visited Badrinath and performed darshan and pooja at Shri Badrinath Temple. He then reviewed the work in progress along the Alaknanda riverfront.

The prime minister was welcomed by women of Mana village with their traditional touch.

PM Modi was gifted a unique 'Bhoj Patra' by the tribal community from border regions of Joshimath during his visit to Uttarakhand.

Tribal communities of Niti-Mana valley living in the border region of Joshimath expressed their gratitude to Modi for working to rejuvenate pilgrimage sites and appreciated his resolve to safeguard and promote Indian culture.

Bhojpatra tree (Himalayan Birch) is a deciduous tree growing in the western Himalayas in high altitude regions - 2500m-3500m.

Its significance is that Mahabharat and other ancient scriptures were written on bark of Bhojpatra tree.