PM Modi to launch 37 development projects worth around 20,000 crore rupees in Varanasi today

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 37 development projects worth around 20 thousand crore rupees today in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency. 

Prime Minister will inaugurate the newly built SwarVed Mahamandir in Umaraha, Varanasi today.  He will also address devotees of Mahamandir on the occasion. After that, the Prime Minister will participate in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Sewapuri, a rural area of his constituency. He will also witness some live sports events by participants of Kashi Sansad Khel Pratiyogita 2023. After that, he will interact with the winners of the event. He will also interact with beneficiaries of various government schemes during the event.

Prime Minister will inaugurate the New Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar-New Bhaupur Dedicated Freight Corridor Project built at a cost of around Rs. 10,900 crore. Other railway projects that will be inaugurated include the Ballia-Ghazipur City rail line doubling project and the



Indara-Dohrighat rail line gauge conversion project. Prime Minister will flag off the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train, Dohrighat-Mau MEMU train and a pair of Long Haul goods trains at the newly inaugurated Dedicated Freight Corridor. 

He will also flag off the 10,000th locomotive made by Banaras Locomotive Works. Under the Smart City Mission, a website for detailed tourist information and the Unified Tourist Pass System will be launched by the Prime Minister. The unified pass will provide single platform ticket booking for Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, Ganga Cruise, and Sarnath's light and sound show, offering integrated QR code services.

Yesterday Prime Minister inaugurated the second phase of Kashi Tamil Sangamam at Namo Ghat. He said that, the relationship between Kashi and Tamilnadu is emotional as well as creative and the Kashi Tamil Sangamam has become such a platform that has allowed different walks of life in both regions to interact with each other.