A day before his visit to Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared details of many projects that he will inaugurate in his Lok Sabha constituency where he is scheduled to address a public meeting.
During the visit to his parliamentary constituency, Modi will inaugurate a wide range of development works worth over Rs 1,500 crore.
Ahead of the next year’s assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, this will be PM Modi’s first trip to Varanasi this year to kickstart BJP’s election campaign to retain power in the politically crucial state.
In a statement, the PMO said that the key projects that would be inaugurated in Varanasi include multi-level parking at Godaulia, Ro-Ro vessels for tourism development and a three-lane flyover bridge on the Varanasi-Ghazipur highway.
In a virtual address to the nation, PM Modi said his government’s vision is to build quality infrastructure in the holy city for the coming generations. He said these projects will further boost ease of living for the people of Kashi and Poorvanchal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in his parliamentary constituency on Thursday to inaugurate the International Cooperation and Convention Centre — ‘Rudraksh’, the two-storey convention centre with a seating capacity of 1,200, built with the assistance of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The project aims to provide opportunities for social and cultural interactions between people and develop the city’s tourism sector. Apart from collaboration between India and Japan, the objective of the project is also to provide opportunities for cultural interactions between people.
Thumping his government’s back, PM Modi said the Centre and the UP Government have done extensive work in the health sector in the last few years. Noting that as a part of these efforts, a 100-bed MCH wing in BHU hospital will be inaugurated, he said. He also said the project will make quality healthcare easily accessible to the people of Kashi and surrounding areas.
Talking about the inauguration of Rudraksh in Varanasi, PM Modi on Wednesday tweeted that the Rudraksh is constructed with Japanese assistance, this state-of-the-art centre will make Varanasi an attractive destination for conferences thus drawing more tourists and businesspersons to the city.