PM to visit Varanasi tomorrow, roll out projects worth Rs 3,880 crore
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on Friday, an official release said on Wednesday. On Friday, the PM will travel to Varanasi in UP and at around 11 am, he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate several development projects worth over Rs 3,880 crore, the release said.
In line with his commitment to infrastructure development, particularly enhancing road connectivity in Varanasi, the PM will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various road projects in the region. He will lay the foundation stone for a road bridge between Varanasi Ring Road and Sarnath, flyovers at Bhikharipur and Manduadih crossings of the city and a highway underpass road tunnel on NH-31 at the Varanasi International Airport worth over Rs 980 crore.
The PM will inaugurate two 400 KV and one 220 KV transmission substations and associated transmission lines of Jaunpur, Chandauli and Ghazipur districts of Varanasi division worth over Rs 1,045 crore. He will also lay the foundation stone of a 220 KV transmission substation at Chaukaghat, Varanasi, a 132 KV transmission substation in Ghazipur and augmentation of the Varanasi city electricity distribution system worth over Rs 775 crore.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate a Transit Hostel at the Police Line and barracks at PAC Ramnagar Campus, to improve facilities for the security personnel. He will also lay the foundation stone of new administrative buildings at several police stations and a residential hostel in Police Line.
Modi will also inaugurate several other projects, including a Government Polytechnic College at Pindra, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Government College at Barki village, 356 rural libraries and 100 anganwadi centres also. He will also lay the foundation stone for renovation of 77 primary school buildings under the Smart City Mission and the construction of a new building for Kasturba Gandhi School at Cholapur, Varanasi. To promote sports infrastructure in the city, the PM will lay the foundation stone for a synthetic hockey turf with floodlights and spectator gallery at Uday Pratap College and a mini-stadium in Shivpur.
He will also transfer over Rs 105 crore bonus to milk suppliers in Uttar Pradesh associated with Banas Dairy.
Later in the day, PM Modi will travel to Madhya Pradesh and around 3:15 PM, he will perform darshan and puja at the Guru Ji Maharaj Temple in Isagarh. Around 4:15 PM, he will participate in a public programme at Anandpur Dham and address the gathering, the release said.
