PM Modi to visit Varanasi on 7 July, inaugurate various development projects
Live MintNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Varanasi on 7 July to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth more than ₹12,100 crore, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. PM Modi will also dedicate to nation three railway lines whose electrification or doubling has been completed at a cost of more than 990 crore. He will dedicate to nation the four-lane widening of Varanasi-Jaunpur section of NH-56, which has been completed at a cost of more than ₹2,750 crore, making travel from Varanasi to Lucknow easier and faster; PM Modi will also inaugurate various other initiatives in Varanasi including the construction and renovation of 18 PWD roads, an International Girls Hostel building at BHU campus, and the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology -Vocational Training Centre at village Karsara. During his visit, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stones of several projects that will further contribute to the development of Varanasi.