PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of many projects worth more than Rs 13 thousand crores.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several projects worth more than Rs 13,000 crore in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.
According to an official statement, these projects include several roads, an LPG bottling plant, a milk processing unit and a silk fabric printing common facility for weavers.
For Varanasi’s textile sector, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
He also laid the foundation of a new medical college and the National Center on Aging at Banaras Hindu University.
PM Modi inaugurated Sigra Sports Stadium Phase-1 and District Rifle Shooting Range.
He inaugurated various development works worth about Rs 32 crore around Sant Ravidas birthplace and laid the foundation stone of Sant Ravidas Museum.
Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister inaugurated a statue of Sant Ravidas and participated in his 647th birth anniversary celebrations.
He also interacted with the winners of the Sansad Sanskrit Competition at Banaras Hindu University here.
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