Bhupendra Patel arrived at the temple, which is being rebuilt, at around 9 am amid chants of “Jai Jai Shree Ram” by his supporters who were wearing saffron scarves around their necks.
The check dam is being built at the cost of Rs 15 lakh by Gir Ganga Parivar Trust on the downstream of Nyari river near Vagudad village on Rajkot-Kalawad road, president of the trust Dilip Sakhiya said.
A check dam being constructed on the outskirts of Gujarat's Rajkot city has been named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother Hiraben, an official said on Friday.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate development programmes in Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Jamnagar and Dahod aimed at boosting the ease of living for people.