Srinagar, June 20 (Reporter) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Srinagar on Thursday on a two-day visit amid a multi-layer security blanket in place, officials said. The Prime Minister was received by the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and other senior civil and security officials at the Technical Airport Srinagar. Before leaving for Srinagar Prime Minister posted on X (formerly twitter) “Leaving for Srinagar, where I will be taking part in two programmes. Later this evening, I will be at the ‘Empowering Youth, Transforming J&K’ programme, which focuses on youth-led development. Key projects worth over Rs. 1500 crore will be inaugurated or their foundation stones would be laid. These works cover infrastructure, water supply, education and more. Tomorrow morning, I will take part in the Yoga Day programme in Srinagar,” posts PM Modi. This is Modi's first trip to Kashmir after being sworn in for the third consecutive term as prime minister. In February, Modi visited Srinagar and addressed a rally. Soon after his arrival, the Prime Minister will participate in ‘Empowering Youth, Transforming J&K’ event at SKICC in Srinagar. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in J&K. He will also launch Competitiveness Improvement in Agriculture and Allied Sectors Project (JKCIP). The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate 84 major developmental projects valued at more than Rs 1,500 crore. The inaugurations will include projects related to road infrastructure, water supply schemes, and infrastructure in higher education etc. Additionally, the PM will lay the foundation stone for projects like improvement of Chenani-Patnitop-Nashri Section, development of Industrial Estates and construction of six Government Degree Colleges. PM Modi will also launch the Competitiveness Improvement in Agriculture & Allied Sectors (JKCIP) Project worth Rs 1,800 crore. The project will be implemented in 90 Blocks across 20 districts of J&K, and will have the project outreach of 3,00,000 households covering 15 lakh beneficiaries. The Prime Minister will also distribute appointment letters to more than 2,000 persons appointed in government services. The foundation stone laying/inauguration and launch of these projects will empower the youth and upgrade the infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir. On June 21 the Prime Minister will participate in the 10th International Yoga event at the lush green lawns of SKICC in Srinagar. Around 7,000 party workers, students, officers and sports personalities are expected to attend the Yoga Day function. The event would start at around 6.30 am and Modi will participate in the 10th International Day of Yoga event. The Prime Minister will address the gathering on the occasion and take part in the CYP Yoga session thereafter. Meanwhile, the Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel have taken over the venue and the sanitisation operation of the SKICC has already been carried out as per the security protocol. J&K Police, Central Armed Police Force personnel have been deployed in strength around the venue to ensure incident free event on Friday. “For Dal Lake security, forces of different agencies including elite commandos have been deployed to ensure an incident-free event,” a security official said. UNI QAB/MJR GNK ...////...