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During the roadshow in his constituency, PM Modi stopped his convoy to give way to an ambulance. (Photo: ANI)
PM Modi received a rousing welcome upon arrival in Varanasi, where he was greeted by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. People gathered on both sides of the road to greet the Prime Minister with floral showers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi for a two-day visit.
After inaugurating the New Integrated Terminal Building of Surat Airport and Surat Diamond Bourse in Gujarat, the Prime Minister reached Kashi in the afternoon.
PM Modi received a rousing welcome upon arrival in Varanasi, where he was greeted by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. People gathered on both sides of the road to greet the Prime Minister with floral showers.
During the roadshow in his constituency, PM Modi stopped his convoy to give way to an ambulance. As soon as the ambulance was spotted, the convoy moved towards one side of the road to give way to the vehicle.
PM Modi’s Varanasi Schedule
Later today, the Prime Minister will participate in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at Cutting Memorial School ground, Varanasi. PM Modi will also interact with the beneficiaries of various government schemes such as PM Awas, PM SWANidhi, PM Ujjwala among others
In line with his vision of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, Prime Minister will inaugurate Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at Namo Ghat. On the occasion, Prime Minister will also flag off the Kanyakumari – Varanasi Tamil Sangamam train.
On December 18, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the newly built SwarVed Mahamandir in Umaraha, Varanasi and will also address devotees of Mahamandir.
The Prime Minister will participate in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Sewapuri, a rural area of his constituency. He will also witness some live sports events by participants of Kashi Sansad Khel Pratiyogita 2023. After that, he will also interact with the winners of the event. He will also interact with beneficiaries of various government schemes during the event.
The Prime Minister will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects costing around Rs 19,150 crore. He will inaugurate New Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar-New Bhaupur Dedicated Freight Corridor Project built at a cost of around Rs 10,900 crore. Other railway projects which will be inaugurated include the Ballia-Ghazipur City rail line doubling project; the Indara-Dohrighat rail line gauge conversion project, among others.
The Prime Minister will flag off the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train, Dohrighat-Mau MEMU train and a pair of Long Haul goods trains at the newly inaugurated Dedicated Freight Corridor. He will also flag off the 10,000th locomotive made by Banaras Locomotive Works.
PM Modi will inaugurate the green-field Shivpur-Phulwaria-Lahartara road along with two ROBs at a cost of more than Rs 370 crore. It will ease the traffic moment between north and south part of Varanasi city and will enhance visitors convenience.
Further key projects to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister include strengthening and widening of 20 roads; Sangam Ghat road in Kaithi village and construction of residential buildings in Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital.
Additionally, to cater housing needs of police personnel, two 200 and 150 bed multi-storey barrack buildings in Police line and PAC Bhullanpur, smart bus shelters built at 9 locations and 132 KW substation built at Alaipur will also be inaugurated by Prime Minister.
Under the Smart City Mission, a website for detailed tourist information and the Unified Tourist Pass System will be launched by the Prime Minister. The unified pass will provide single platform ticket booking for Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, Ganga Cruise, and Sarnath’s light and sound show, offering integrated QR code services.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs 6500 crore. To increase the production of non-renewable energy resources, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation of an 800 MW solar park in Chitrakoot district at a cost of around Rs 4000 crore.
To augment the petroleum supply chain, he will lay the foundation for the construction of a new petroleum oil terminal at Mirzapur to be built at a cost of over Rs 1050 crore.
Other projects whose foundation stone will be laid by the Prime Minister include the widening of Varanasi-Bhadohi NH 731 B (Package-2) at a cost of over Rs. 900 crore; 69 rural drinking water schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission for Rs. 280 Crore; construction of 150-bed capacity Critical Care Unit in BHU Trauma Center; redevelopment work of 8 Ganga Ghats, construction work of Divyang residential secondary school among others.