PM Modi to visit Varanasi today, announce projects worth Rs 2900 crore

The PM is set to launch several development projects and will also flag off the first ever Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive at Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The PM is set to announce several development projects and will also flag off the first ever Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive at Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi (Source: PTI)

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi in  Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The PM is set to announce several development projects worth Rs 2900 crores and will also flag off the first ever Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive at Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi. He will also inspect the locomotive and visit the exhibition. Diesel Locomotive Works has converted two WDG3A Diesel Locos into a Twin Electric WAGC3 loco of 10,000 HP. A complete ‘Make in India’ initiative, the conversion is an Indian R&D innovation for the entire world. The converted locos will result in less Green House Gas emissions and better efficient locomotives for the Indian Railways. Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Guru Ravidas Birth Place Development Project at Shri Guru Ravidas Janmasthan Temple, Seergoverdhanpur.  He will pay homage at the statue of Shri Guru Ravidas. He will also address the gathering. PM will inaugurate the newly constructed Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre of Banaras Hindu University. The hospital will bring comprehensive yet affordable cancer care to patients in UP, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand and, even, neighbouring countries like Nepal. Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital Lehartara will also be inaugurated by PM. With the inauguration of both cancer hospitals, Varanasi is set to become an important centre for quality treatment and care in Cancer related ailments.