Kashi: PM Modi to give away projects worth more than Rs 2000 cr

"The 16.55 km Varanasi Ring Road Phase I has been completed at a cost of Rs 759.36 crore, while the work of the four-laning and construction of 17.25 km Babatpur-Varanasi road on NH-56 (National Highway-56) cost Rs 812.59 crore," it said. The Babatpur Airport highway will link Varanasi to the airport and go on to Jaunpur, Sultanpur and Lucknow. The Ring Road will provide an easier and more convenient access to Sarnath, an important site for Buddhist pilgrimage.