PM in Surat, Varanasi on December 17 to launch development projects
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Representative image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Surat and Varanasi on December 17 and 18 to launch various development initiatives.
His office said Modi will inaugurate the new integrated terminal building at Surat Airport and the Surat Diamond Bourse on Sunday before traveling to Varanasi to attend the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra.
He will inaugurate the Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at the Namo ghat on Sunday evening, the statement said.
The next day, he will inaugurate the Swarved Mahamandir at a public meeting and also participate in the 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra'.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,150 crore in his parliamentary constituency.
The PMO statement said that the new integrated terminal building is equipped to handle 1,200 domestic passengers and 600 international passengers during peak hours and provisions have been made to further increase peak hour capacity to 3,000 passengers, increasing annual handling capacity to 55 lakh -passengers.
As the gateway to the city of Surat, the terminal building is designed with its local culture and heritage, aiming to reflect its essence both inside and outside, creating a sense of place for the visitors.
The Surat Diamond Bourse will be the world's largest and modern center for international diamond and jewelery trade, the statement said.
It will become a global center for the trade in both rough and polished diamonds and jewelry.
It will consist of a state-of-the-art 'Customs Clearance House' for import and export, a jewelery center for jewelery retailing and facilities for international banks and safe deposit boxes.
In line with his vision of 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat', Modi will inaugurate Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at Namo Ghat and also the Kanyakumari '? The Varanasi Tamil Sangamam train, the statement said.
His office said that over the past nine years, the Prime Minister has paid special attention to transforming the landscape of Varanasi and improving the ease of living for the people living in Varanasi and neighboring regions.
“Taking another step in this direction, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of several development projects costing around Rs 19,150 crore,” the report said.
Modi will inaugurate the new Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar-New Bhaupur Dedicated Freight Corridor Project, built at a cost of around Rs. 10,900 crore.
Other railway projects to be inaugurated include the Ballia-Ghazipur City railway line doubling project; Indara-Dohrighat railway line conversion project.
It will operate the second Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train, the Dohrighat-Mau MEMU train and a few long-distance freight trains at the newly inaugurated Dedicated Freight Corridor. He will also flag off the 10,000th locomotive of Banaras Locomotive Works, the report said.
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First print: December 16, 2023 | 3:53 pm IST