Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch development projects worth over 13,000 crore rupees in Varanasi today (Friday). PM Modi arrived Varanasi last night and stayed at DLW Guest house. He is scheduled to attend a series of functions today and will give a gift of many development projects to the people of his constituency.
The major development projects to be launched includes Banas Kashi Sankul milk processing unit in UPSIDA Agro Park Karkhiyaon, various infrastructure work at UPSIDA Agro Park, Karkhiyaon, and silk fabric printing common facility centre for weavers and multiple projects related to tourism and spiritual tourism in his parliamentary constituency.
Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Varanasi.
Augmenting the health infrastructure in Varanasi, Modi will lay the foundation stone of a new Medical College in Varanasi. He will also lay the foundation stone of National Centre of Ageing at BHU. Prime Minister will inaugurate the Sigra Sports Stadium Phase-1 and District Rifle Shooting Range, a step towards strengthening the sports infrastructure in the city. Our correspondent reports that elaborate security arrangements have been put in place in the wake of the Prime Minister’s visit.
Prime Minister last night inspected the Shivpur- Phulwaria- Lahartara Marg at around 11 pm in Varanasi. The road was inaugurated recently. It is of great help to around 5 lakh people living around southern part of BHU and want to go towards airport, Lucknow, Azamgarh and Ghazipur. People of the area went euphoric to see Prime Minister around them. Modi also waved his hand towards them.
The Shivpur- Phulwaria- Lahartara marg was built at a cost of Rs 360 crore. It is helping reduce traffic congestion. It is reducing distance of travel from BHU towards airport from 75 minutes to 45 minutes. Similarly it is reducing distance from Lahartara to Kachahri from 30 mins to 15 mins.