New Delhi, May 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation projects worth nearly Rs 70,000 crores during his two-day visit starting Thursday to four States including Bihar, Up, Sikkim and West Bengal.

A statement from Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Wednesday here said he will begin the tour by attending the "Sikkim@50: Where Progress meets purpose and nature nurtures growth" programme on Thursday, and lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects in Sikkim before addressing the gathering.

In West Bengal, he will lay the foundation stone of City Gas Distribution project in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts before inaugurating the new terminal building of Patna Air...