Navsari (Guj), Jun 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a mass gathering of tribals at Khudvel village in Navsari district of Gujarat on June 10, officials said on Wednesday.

Also Read | KK Death Impact: College Fests Might Be Banned at Nazrul Mancha in South Kolkata After Controversy Over Concert Arrangements.

Nearly 3 lakh tribals, hailing from the south Gujarat region, including from Navsari, Tapi, Dang and Valsad districts, are expected to attend the "Adivasi Gaurav Sammelan" at the village in Chikhli taluka.

Also Read | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Announces Caste Based Census.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will also attend the gathering, the local administration said.

State Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar visited the venue on Tuesday to take stock of the preparations and gave necessary instructions to officials.

Notably, tribals of this region, led by local Congress MLA Anant Patel, had launched a massive protest a few months ago against the proposed Par-Tapi-Narmada river-link project fearing displacement.

Eventually, the Gujarat chief minister last month announced that the project had been scrapped.

However, Anant Patel, president of Gujarat Adivasi Congress, is still up in arms demanding a "white paper" on the cancellation of the project.

The Assembly elections in Gujarat are expected to be held in December this year.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)