Summary:
Dehradun, Oct 3 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi"s visit to the state a "good sign" and said he was eagerly waiting for this moment.
Speaking to reporters here, Dhami said the prime minister has a special attachment to the state, and it has seen unprecedented progress under the present dispensation at the Center.
"Prime Minister Modi is the world"s tallest leader today.
His coming to the "land of gods" (devbhoomi) is a good sign.
We had been waiting for this very moment," said Dhami whose state will go to polls next year.
Modi is scheduled to visit the state on October 7 and inaugurate an oxygen plant at the AIIMS in Rishikesh.