After a busy day in Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi arrives in Varanasi and examines the Shivpur-Phulwaria-Lahartara Marg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Varanasi, his parliamentary district, on a two-day visit with the intention of laying the groundwork for many development projects that would cost over Rs 13,000 crore.

On Thursday night, PM Modi arrived late at Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in Varanasi, where he was greeted by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh.

When PM Modi arrived, the people of Varanasi gave him a hearty welcome. On the sides of the streets where the Prime Minister’s convoy was passing, a large crowd had formed. They rained petals from flowers.

Shivpur-Phulwaria-Lahartara Marg is inspected by PM Modi
After an exhausting and busy day in Gujarat, the PM arrived in Varanasi and proceeded to visit the Shivpur- Phulwaria- Lahartara marg at almost 11 pm.

It was only recently inaugurated. About 5 lakh residents of the southern region, BHU, BLW, etc., who like to go to the airport, Lucknow, Azamgarh, and Ghazipur, find it to be of great assistance.

The construction of it cost Rs 360 crore. It is assisting in lessening traffic jams. The trip time from BHU to the airport will now just take 45 minutes instead of 75. In a same vein, it is cutting the thirty minutes that separate Lahartara and Kachahri into fifteen. To improve the quality of life for Varanasi residents, this initiative included interministerial collaboration, including from the Railways and Defense departments.

Shivpur-Phulwaria-Lahartara Marg is inspected by PM Modi
Uttar Pradesh’s PM Modi
At Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi’s Swatantra Sabhagar, Modi will take part in a function on Friday, February 23, when prizes for the Sansad Sanskrit Pratiyogita winners will be distributed.

The prime minister will offer ‘pooja’ and ‘darshan’ at Sant Guru Ravidas Janmasthali at 11.15 a.m. The prime minister will be present at a public event marking Sant Guru Ravidas’ 647th birthday at 11.30 am.

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to attend a public gathering in Varanasi in the afternoon, when he would lay the foundation stone for many development projects valued at over Rs 13,000 crore.

Development projects in Uttar Pradesh
According to the PMO statement, Modi has been concentrating on modernizing Varanasi and its surrounding regions since 2014. He has done this by starting a variety of development projects that serve vital industries like road, rail, aviation, tourism, education, health, drinking water, urban development, and sanitation.

The prime minister will launch and lay the foundation stone for many development projects valued at over Rs 13,000 crore in Varanasi, marking another milestone in this direction. Modi will launch and lay the foundation stone for several road projects, including the four-laning of the Sultanpur-Varanasi part of National Highway 56 and the Ghargra-Bridge-Varanasi stretch of National Highway 233, in order to further improve Varanasi’s road connections.

The prime minister will also open an HPCL LPG bottling plant in Sewapuri, the Banas Kashi Sankul milk processing unit at UPSIDA Agro Park Karkhiyaon, various infrastructure projects at UPSIDA Agro Park, Karkhiyaon, and a silk fabric printing common facility center for weavers in order to stimulate industrial development in the area.

Modi will lay the cornerstone of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Varanasi, boosting the city’s renowned textile industry. According to the announcement, the new institution would improve the textile industry’s infrastructure for training and education. The prime minister is going to lay the foundation stone for a new medical college in Varanasi, improving the city’s medical infrastructure. Additionally, he will lay the cornerstone for Banaras Hindu University’s National Center of Ageing.

In an effort to improve the city’s sporting facilities, the prime minister will also officially open the District Rifle Shooting Range and Sigra Sports Stadium Phase 1. In the adjacent Ravidas Park, the prime minister will dedicate a recently erected statue of Sant Ravidas at the Sant Guru Ravidas Janmasthali shrine in Seer Govardhanpur, close to Banaras Hindu University.

He will lay the cornerstone for the Sant Ravidas Museum and park beautification, which will cost around Rs 62 crore, as well as launch many development projects surrounding Sant Ravidas Janmasthali, estimated to be worth about Rs 32 crore.