The two leaders also visited the Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul - a trade facilitation centre in Varanasi. Both the leaders also visited the Assi ghat, where they took a boat ride from Assi to Dashashwamedh ghat. The two leaders then had a private meeting over lunch, following which PM Modi headed to the Manduadih railway station and flagged off the Varanasi-Patna intercity train. The French President was for New Delhi after lunch. The prime minister will also address a public meeting before flying back to Delhi from the Varanasi airport.