New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi on Thursday during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth over Rs 1,800 crore focussed on improving infrastructure and enhancing ease of living.
At around 2 pm, the prime minister will inaugurate the ‘Akshay Patra Mid Day Meal Kitchen’ at LT College, Varanasi, which has a capacity of cooking mid-day meals for around one lakh students.
At around 2:45 pm, Prime Minister Modi will visit the International Cooperation and Convention Centre — Rudraksh — where he will inaugurate ‘Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam’ on the implementation of the National Education Policy, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement.
Thereafter, at around 4 pm, the prime minister will reach Dr Sampurnanand Sports Stadium, Sigra where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth over Rs 1,800 crore, it said.
In the last eight years, Prime Minister Modi has put a lot of focus on infrastructure development in Varanasi and this has resulted in the transformation of the landscape of the city, the statement said, adding that the primary focus of this endeavour has been enhancing ease of living for the people.
Taking another step in this direction, during the programme at Dr Sampurnanand Sports Stadium, the prime minister will inaugurate projects worth over Rs 590 crore.
Among these are multiple initiatives under Varanasi smart city and urban projects, including redevelopment of Namo Ghat in Phase-I along with construction of bathing jetty; conversion of diesel and petrol engines of 500 boats into CNG; redevelopment of Kameshwar Mahadev ward of Old Kashi and over 600 EWS flats constructed in village Harhua, Dasepur; new vending zone and urban place prepared under Lahartara-Chowka Ghat flyover; tourist facility and market complex at Dashashwamedh Ghat; and 33/11 KV substation at Nagwa under IPDS Work Phase-3. —PTI
Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate various road projects, including construction of four-lane road over bridge on Babatpur-Kapsethi-Bhadohi Road; bridge on Varuna river on Central Jail road; widening of Pindra-Kathiraon Road; widening of Phoolpur-Sindhaura Link Road; strengthening and construction of eight rural roads; construction of seven roads under PMGSY and widening of Dharsauna-Sindhora road, the PMO statement said.
He will also inaugurate various projects related to improvement of sewerage and water supply in the district, it said.
These projects include rehabilitation of old trunk sewer line in Varanasi city through trenchless technology; laying of sewer lines; over 25,000 sewer house connections in Trans Varuna area; leakage repair works in Sis Varuna area of the city; rural drinking water scheme at Taatepur village, etc.
Various social and education sector related projects to be inaugurated include ITI at Village Mahgaon, Phase-II of ‘Vedic Vigyan Kendra’ in Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Government Girls Home at Ramnagar, Theme Park in Government Old Age Women Home at Durgakund, the statement said.
The prime minister will inaugurate synthetic athletic track and synthetic basketball court in Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Sports Complex, Bada Lalpur and various police and safety fire projects including non-residential police station building at Sindhaura, construction of hostel rooms, barracks in Mirzamurad, Cholapur, Jansa and Kapsethi police stations and building of Fire Extinguisher Centre in Pindra, it said.

Press Trust of India