PM Modi To Visit Varanasi Today, Second Time In 10 Days. Will Launch 22 Projects | Check Full List Here

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to visit his constituency, Varanasi for the second time in 10 days where he would launch and lay stone for 22 projects estimated to be over Rs 870 Crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ganga Expressway, in Shahjahanpur | PTI

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to visit his constituency, Varanasi for the second time today in 10 days where he would lay the foundation stone for 22 projects estimated to be over Rs 870 Crore. 

“It has been the constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to work for the development and economic progress of his constituency, Varanasi. Moving ahead in this direction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi and kickstart multiple development initiatives on 23rd December, 2021 at around 1 PM,” read a press release by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). 

He had visited his constituency on December 13 where he had inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor.

Here is the full list of projects that the PM will be inaugurating in his constituency today. 

Banas Dairy Sankul: PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for this dairy at UP State Industrial Development Authority Food Park, Karkhiyaon, Varanasi. The dairy premises would be spread over 30 acres of land at a cost of around Rs 475 Crores. About 5 lakh litre of milk per day is estimated to be processed in this dairy. The PM will be digitally transferring about Rs 35 crore bonus to over 1.7 lakh milk producers associated with the Banas Dairy. 

Biogas Based Electricity Generation Plant: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a biogas based electricity generation plant in Ramnagar, Varanasi, for the Milk Producers Cooperative Union Plant. 

Portal and Logo for the Conformity Assessment Scheme of Milk Products: The Prime Minister will launch a portal and a logo that will be dedicated to the Conformity Assessment Scheme for milk products. This is developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards and the National Dairy Development Board. 

Distribution of ‘Gharauni’: With an aim to reduce land ownership issues at grassroot level, PM Modi, under the Swamitra scheme of the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj, will virtually distribute the rural residential rights record ‘Gharuani’ to over 20 lakh residents of the state. 

Urban Development Projects: Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate six urban development projects for Varanasi in his visit today. This will include six projects of redevelopment of Old Kashi wards, a parking and surface park at Beniabag, beautification of two ponds, one Sewage Treatment Plant at village Ramna and provisioning of advanced surveillance cameras at 720 locations under Smart City Mission.

Projects In Education Sector: The projects that the Prime Minister will inaugurate in the field of education will include the Union Education Ministry’s Inter-University Centre for Teachers Education, with an estimated cost of around Rs 107 crore and a Teachers Education Centre at Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, built at a cost of over Rs 7 crore. He will also inaugurate residential flats and staff quarters at Banaras Hindu University and ITI Karaundi.

Projects In Health Sector: In the health sector, the PM will inaugurate projects comprising Doctors hostel, a Nurses hostel and a shelter home built at a cost of Rs 130 crore, at Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre. A 50 bed Integrated Ayush Hospital at Bhadrasi will also be inaugurated. He will also lay the foundation of Rs 49 Cr Government Homeopathic Medical College in tehsil Pindra under the Ayush Mission.

Road Widening Projects: During his visit, PM will lay the foundation stone for two ‘4 to 6’ lane road widening projects which will connect Varanasi with Prayagraj and Bhadohi. 

Tourism Development Project: He will also inaugurate the Phase-1 of Tourism Development project related to Shri Guru Ravidas Ji Temple, Seer Govardhan, Varanasi.

Other Projects: Among the other projects that will be inaugurated by the PM include a  Speed Breeding Facility at International Rice Research Institute, South Asia Regional Centre Varanasi, a Regional Reference Standards Laboratory at village Payakpur and an Advocate building at Tehsil Pindra.