Silvassa, March 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a roadshow in Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Visuals of the roadshow showed people standing in long lines on either side of the road cheering and waving at the Prime Minister's convoy.

Earlier, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth Rs 2,587 crore for the UT at Silvassa of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. PM Modi also inaugurated the first phase of the NAMO Hospital.

Asserting that Silvassa is emerging as a modern city, the Prime Minister said that the cosmopolitan nature of this city highlights the rapid development of new opportunities in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Speaking at an event in Silvassa during the launch of...