Guwahati, Sept. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on September 13 and 14 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of various development projects worth Rs 18,000 crore, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday.

Modi will begin his visit in Assam's Guwahati on September 13, where he will attend the birth centenary celebrations of Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika at the Veterinary College Field in Khanapara.

The event is scheduled to start at 5.15 pm and will last for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

During the programme, over 1,200 artists will perform 14 iconic songs by Hazarika in a collective 18-minute tribute.

The Prime Minister will also release a commemorative coin designed by the Reserve Bank of India, fe...