Srinagar, February 3: Mobile internet services were suspended in Srinagar on Sunday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival here, officials said. "Internet services have been temporarily stopped in your area," the residents of Srinagar awoke to this message from various service providers.

In addition to kickstarting the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign, the Prime Minister would lay foundation of projects worth Rs 35,000 crore. He would also inaugurate projects worth Rs 9,000 crore. PM Modi will be visiting all the three regions -- Jammu, Ladakh and the Kashmir Valley. Jammu and Kashmir: Fresh Snowfall, Landslides Shut Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

His last visit was on May 19 when he laid the foundation of the Zojilla Tunnel that once completed will connect the Ladakh region with the valley making the present Srinagar-Leh Highway an all-weather road. At present, the surface link to Ladakh region remains cut off during the winter months.

Modi will also inaugurate the first ever business process outsourcing (BPO) unit in Bandipora district. He is scheduled to address a public rally in Vijaypur in Samba district. Modi has visited Jammu and Kashmir 10 times since he took over as the country's Prime Minister.

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