Projects worth Rs 2,200 crore to be inaugurated by PM Modi during upcoming Varanasi visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate a host of development projects worth a total of Rs 2,200 crore in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The PM would be in the city on 2nd August, 2025, that is Saturday.
The projects to be inaugurated span a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, education, healthcare, tourism, urban development, and cultural heritage. Some of the projects are:
- PM will inaugurate the widening and strengthening of the Varanasi–Bhadohi road and Chhitauni–Shool Tankeshwar road
- Inauguration of Railway Overbridge at Hardattpur
- Foundation stone laying of various works under the Smart Distribution Project and undergrounding of electrical infrastructure worth over Rs 880 crore
- Inauguration of redevelopment of 8 riverfront Kuccha Ghats, development works at Kalika Dham, beautification of the pond and ghat at Rangildas Kutiya in Shivpur, and the restoration and water purification of Durgakund
- Foundation stone laying for restoration work at Kardameshwar Mahadev Temple, development of Karkhiyaon
- Foundation for the redevelopment of Munshi Premchand’s ancestral house in Lamahi and its upgradation as a museum
- Laying of the foundation stone for water purification and maintenance works at various kunds, including Ramkund, Mandakini, Shankuldhara, and others
- Inauguration of the upgradation of 53 school buildings
- Inauguration of advanced medical equipment installations, including robotic surgery and CT scan facilities, at the Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital
- Foundation stone laying of Homoeopathic College and Hospital
- Inauguration of the Animal Birth Control Centre and an associated Dog Care Centre
- Inauguration of synthetic hockey turf at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Sports Stadium
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