Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, will take stock of the preparations being made in the city for the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 30 to take part in Dev Deepawali celebration.
Talking to TOI on Thursday, district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma confirmed about the CM’s arrival on Friday and said that he will visit all the sites to be visited by the PM during his stay.
As per the tentative itinerary of the PM’s visit, after landing at LBS International Airport, Modi will reach Rajatalab to address a public meeting to mark the inauguration of NHAIs project of converting NH-2 into six lane between Handia and Mohansarai. From there he will go to Domari by chopper and board a boat at Awadhut Bhagwan Ram Ghat to reach Lalitaghat to take stock of the progress of Kashi Vishwanath Dham (corridor) project, said the officials.
Later, the PM will reach Rajghat for lighting the first lamp of Dev Deepawali, said the officials adding that he will attend the 45-minute event while in the meantime, over 10 lakh lamps will be lit at all the ghats and the sand bed on the opposite bank. From Rajghat, Modi will take a boat ride to have a glimpse of the beauty of Dev Deepawali. Cultural events will be organized at 15 ghats while a laser show will be held at Chet Singh Ghat, said the officials adding that after reaching Samneghat, the PM will go to Sarnath to watch the light and sound show before leaving the city.
At Rajatalab, a giant tent is being installed for participation of over 5,000 people in the PM’s public meeting. SP city Vikas Chandra Tripathi has directed the boatmen of other districts and also in rural areas to avoid entering the city through the Ganga while boatmen of the city have also been directed not to move towards Rajghat from Lalitaghat till 7.30pm.
Lane separators have been arranged from Prayagraj to be installed in the Ganga stream in order to create separate lanes for revelers and movement of the VIP fleet, said the DM.