Numaligarh, Sept. 13 -- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore during his visit to Numaligarh in Assam on Sunday, describing it as a historic moment for the state and the Northeast.

In a post on X after addressing a curtain-raiser press conference at the Numaligarh Refinery Ltd township, Puri said there was "tremendous excitement and palpable enthusiasm" among the people ahead of the Prime Minister's arrival.

He wrote, "Delighted to be at the verdant Numaligarh Refinery Ltd township for a curtain-raiser Press Conference ahead of PM Sh @narendramodi Ji's visit tomorrow to inaugurate...