All India Mayors' Conference: PM Modi To Inaugurate Today, Mayors Of Over 100 Cities To Attend

It is expected that mayor's of over 100 cities would be participating in the conference. PM Modi will address the conference via video conferencing at 10:30 am.

PM Modi in Varanasi | Image: AFP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address and inaugurate an All India Mayor's Conference in Varanasi on Friday via video conferencing at 10:30 am. The event is being organised by the department of Urban Develpement of Uttar Pradesh. It is expected that mayor's of over 100 cities would be participating in the conference. 

The conference would be held in Deen Dayal Upadhyay-Business Facilitation Center (DDUTFC) located in Bada Lalpur. This conference marks the beginning of a month-long celebrations in Varanasi due to the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Dham. 

 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will inaugurate a three-day exhibition on the theme "Changing Urban Environment" in the TFC premises on the occasion of the Mayor's conference scheduled at Deen Dayal Upadhyay-Business Facilitation Center.

In this exhibition, works related to special and remarkable achievements made in urban areas in other districts of the country and the state will be displayed. Mayor's conference will start at TFC after the inauguration of the exhibition.

Mayors from Pune and Satara would also be present. The mayors will visit the DDU memorial from where they will go to the Ghat to witness Ganga Aarti.

Groups of five mayors will hold a discussion on urban development issues and prepare a presentation on its results.

The mayors will visit the DDU memorial located at the halt, from where they will go to the Dashashwamedh Ghat to witness the Ganga Aarti.