Modi to unveil projects worth ~1,000 cr in Varanasi today

In the first visit to his parliamentary constituency in 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive on a day’s tour of Varanasi on Sunday to unveil various development and infrastructure projects worth over ~1,000 crore and address a public meeting.

Modi will inaugurate the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Centre apart from unveiling a 63-feet metal statue of one of the ideologues of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is also slated to participate in the closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations of Shri Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Gurukul.

He will release the translated version of Shri Siddhant Shikhamani Granth in 19 languages. According to head of the gurukul, Dr Chandrasekhar Shivacharya Mahaswami, the PM will release a mobile app of the granth as well. Later, Modi will dedicate to the nation more than 30 projects, including a 430-bed super speciality government hospital and a 74-bed psychiatry hospital at BHU.

Besides, the Prime Minister will flag off the IRCTC’S Maha Kaal Express through a video link. The country’s first overnight private train journey will connect the three ‘jyotirling’ pilgrim centres of Varanasi, Ujjain and Omkareshwar. Modi will also inaugurate a two-day ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ exhibition at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Hastakala Sankul. He will interact with buyers and artisans coming from different countries, including the US, England and Australia.

The event will showcase products from about 100 artisans of Uttar Pradesh. The artists and weavers will be imparted skills for improving quality and branding their products for the national and international markets.