Agartala, Feb. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Tripura next month to launch a slew of projects including flagging off Vande Bharat Express between Agartala and Guwahati from here.

The state government has already approached PMO seeking his availability after Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) issued a green signal for starting India's fastest train Vande Bharat connecting two important cities of Northeast daily.

The NFR has also almost completed the railway line electrification work in Tripura and South Assam to ensure super-fast train service from Tripura. Presently, premiere trains like Tejash Express to Delhi and Humsafar to Bengaluru have been operating from Agartala by Diesel engine, besides a few more express tra...