Mr. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, is scheduled to visit Varanasi, on the 24th of March, Friday.
According to sources, Mr. Narendra Modi would address the One World TB Summit and dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) released a notification, confirming the same. As per the PMO, Mr. Narendra Modi would lay the foundation stone for projects worth over Rs. 1,780 crores,
Furthermore, on the 24th of March, Mr. Narendra Modi would also address the One World TB Summit at around 10:30 A.M., at Rudrakash Convention Centre. The event has been organised on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day.
During the event, Mr. Narendra Modi would also launch various initiatives including the TB-Mukt Panchayat initiative, the official pan India rollout of a shorter TB Preventive Treatment (TPT,) family centric care model for TB, and the release of India’s Annual TB Report 2023.
The PMO said, “It will also be an opportunity to showcase learnings from National TB Elimination Programmes. International delegates from over 30 countries are scheduled to be present at the summit.”
The other projects which would be inaugurated are a passenger ropeway, a sewage treatment plant, an LPG bottling plant.
The passenger ropeway from Varanasi Cantt station to Godowlia is estimated to be around Rs. 645 crore. The ropeway system would be 3.75 km in length with five stations, facilitating ease of movement for the tourists, pilgrims and residents of Varanasi. The sewage treatment plant at Bhagwanpur under Namami Ganga Scheme will be built at cost of more than Rs. 300 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also dedicate various projects under the Varanasi Smart City Mission, including redevelopment work of Rajghat and Mahmoorganj government schools, beautification of internal city roads and redevelopment of six parks and ponds of the city among others.
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