Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare the country open defecation-free (ODF), at the Sabarmati Riverfront on October 2, the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

Modi, who is on a one-day visit to the state, will land around 5.45 pm in the evening where he will meet and interact with BJP workers.

He will then proceed to the Gandhi Ashram where he will pay tribute to Gandhiji before taking a tour of the ashram. He will also be releasing a book titled My Life featuring the pictorial chronology of Gandhi's life and his quotes.

The Prime Minister will later head to the Sabarmati Riverfront to address a public gathering but the focus will be on 20,000 sarpanches form across the country who are part of the event as Swachhata ambassadors.

He will also be performing an aarti at the Vibrant Navratri celebrations and witnessing the sheri garba, a regular feature at the festival.

The sarpanches will also get a tour of the state, particularly places linked to Gandhi's life: Dandi Memorial, Statue of Unity and Dandi Kutir, among others.

Itinerary 5.45 pm: Reach A’bad airport, meet workers 6.30 pm: Visit Gandhi Ashram 7 pm: Address sarpanches at Sabarmati front 8.30 pm: Visit the Vibrant Navratri at GMDC 9.30 pm: Leave for Delhi

As many as 400 buses have been pressed into service to ferry the sarpanches and other visitors from UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and MP among others.

Grassroots sanitation workers and members of self-help groups from across the state will also be present during the address and women are likely to form 60% of the audience.

Atul Pandya, director of Sabarmati Ashram where Modi will be spending close to 20 minutes, said the PM would also tour the Charkha Museum at the ashram. "It was built in 2016-17 and every time the PM has had a paucity of time to visit the exhibition. This time, however, he will be visiting the exhibition which has 32 different types of charkhas from across the country," said Pandya.

Modi will also interact with five students who are part of the Learning Non-Violence Project as well as collegians who are part of the plastic-free campaign.

Due to security arrangements, the city police has said the road parallel to the Sabarmati Riverfront will be closed from 2 pm to 10 pm for commuters.